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Mystery 'O' Roll
By Ed Sprankle

When I quickly scanned the inquiry subject I thought Mystery O'Roll
was a great subject since it showed up on St. Patrick's Day.

The mystery roll was a recut offered by Powell/Malone Associates in
1973.  Their catalog listed the source roll as  Automatic O-113.  It
offered these 10 tunes: 1) Then I'll Be Happy; 2) Paddelin' Madeline;
3) Down By the Winegar Woiks (sic); 4) I Never Knew; 5) I Wonder Where
My Baby . ..; 6) 5' 2; 7) Aint She Sweet; 8) Mary Lou; 9) Spanish
Shawl; 10) Don't Wait 2 Long.

Paul Gottschalk's recut catalog circa 1981 also identifies it as
'O-113', but says it as 'a composite' (a recut with tunes selected from
two or more other original rolls).  In either case, _don't_ assume that
Automatic O-113 is the correct original number AND tune list or whether
it is a copy of an original or a composite.

But anyway, there are the missing titles and we see that the tune
lineup is the same from the two catalog listings.

Happy St. Patrick's day to all MMD readers.

Ed Sprankle


(Message sent Wed 17 Mar 1999, 22:13:21 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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