For some time now I've been putting together a catalogue of the dance
rolls issued in the UK on the Meloto label. This builds on an earlier
catalogue prepared by Reginald Mander, which some MMDers may possess.
Of the 1931 rolls issued from January 1925 to late 1939, I only need
a tantalising 12 numbers!
The definitive source for these numbers are the monthly bulletins which
listed new rolls. Each bulletin listed a year's worth of issues, so it
has been possible to put together a full catalogue from a limited selec-
tion of these bulletins. However, there is a gap in my sources from
January 1935 to August 1938. I've managed to fill the gaps piecemeal,
but really would like a selection of the missing bulletins to confirm
the details.
Nobody I know possesses any such monthly bulletin -- a bizarre gap,
considering how thorough some of these archives are. I was wondering
whether anyone in the wider MMD community can help. The titles can
come from Harrods department store monthly lists, Meloto official
catalogues, or UK Artistyle lists. The numbers are the same in each.
The actual numbers I need are (all prefixed by 41, e.g. 41399):
399, 404, 406, 420, 432, 445, 448, 451, 496, 558, 559, 606
If anyone can provide photocopies of bulletins, I can trade copies of
catalogues in my collection (all photocopies, unfortunately).
The final Meloto dance roll catalogue will be made widely available
when it's complete, although precise details have yet to be worked out.
All contributors will be acknowledged, of course.
Julian Dyer
Player Piano Group, London.
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