Victor 10-Inch Double-Sided Electrical Records 1925-1958
This page covers the V-40000 series, established for Country Music, with issue dates ranging from 1928 to 1930. The lower 23000 series then replaced it and ran until 1934. The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Vernon Dalhart and other such talent moved to this bracket. Their earlier issues can be found on other pages. A lot of regional bands and Western Swing music also appeared. Over three hundred different discs were issued in this series.
Encoded Speed: 192 Kbps

I'm Crazy Over Daisy	My Castle Of Never Can Be
Slim Lamar's Southerners	Slim Lamar's Southerners
Victor V-40005-A	Victor V-40005-B
Matrix# BVE-45485, Take 3	Matrix# BVE-45490, Take 3
September 5, 1928	September 6, 1928
Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium.	Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium.
Note: Surface noise whistle towards end.	Note: Surface noise whistle towards end.

Tell Me Sweet Rose	Sadness Will Be Gladness
Mart Britt and His Orchestra	Mart Britt and His Orchestra
Victor V-40012-A	Victor V-40012-B
Matrix# BVE-47025, Take 2	Matrix# BVE-47019, Take 2
September 14, 1928	September 13, 1928
Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium.	Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Auditorium.
Note: Three stomps before song begins.

When It's Springtime In The Rockies	Sleepy Rio Grande
Bud and Joe Billings (pseudonym for) Frank Luther and Carson Robison	Bud and Joe Billings (pseudonym for) Frank Luther and Carson Robison
Victor V-40088-A	Victor V-40088-B
Matrix# BVE-50887, Take 2	Matrix# BVE-50888, Take 3
May 16, 1929	May 16, 1929
Camden, New Jersey	Camden, New Jersey
Note: Reversing the RIAA curve by the standard 200Hz made it sound too tinny above. 125Hz sounds better Here.	Note: 200Hz sounds fine but 125Hz is Here just in case.

Those Dark Eyes	Your Love and Mine
Blind Jack Mathis	Blind Jack Mathis
Victor V-40262-A	Victor V-40262-B
Matrix# BVE-56418, Take 2	Matrix# BVE-56421, Take 2
October 18, 1929	October 18, 1929
Dallas, Texas	Dallas, Texas
Note: Worn.	Note: Worn.

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