In the current issue will be found the available Columbia Personal Series data. Tim Brooks advised me that this information was not wholly included in the recent Columbia discography published by Greenwood Press because of its limited utility. He thought it grist only for the "numerically obsessed." However, since he is the co-author of the substantial 4-volume Columbia work it would seem that "obsession" is a relative term (or merely a pushy fragrance). Mr. Brooks is a fine researcher and an author of some repute beyond the narrow field of discography and his remarks were quite appropriate to the world of book publication. Such information as the P-series is hardly worth the wholesale felling trees but publication on the Internet is a different matter, so here 'tis.

Those of you who may not be familiar with Dick Spottswood's marvelous ethnic records discography would do well to contact the nearest research or music library and check it out. There is quite a bit of information that would be useful to anyone interested in the history of the recording industry and the indexes are to be marvelled at.

Brian Rust was good enough to let me reprint his interview with pioneering New Orleans trombonist Tom Brown. It should be read by all who are interested in popular music of the early 1920's. A look at the accompanying discography as updated by Steve Abrams will provide a true measure of Brown's impact during these oft-neglected formative years.

Future issues of the E-Discographer will include a listing of the pre-WWII Japanes Lucky label taken from the original ledgers, further installments of 'Edisonia,' and a massive guide to label discographies, drawn in no small part from Tim Brooks' own excellent and long-running column 'Current Bibilography' which appears in the ARSC Journal. It is well worth the paltry 35 bucks for a subscription.

Finally, this e-publication is a living document which offers collectors the opportunity to contribute to previous issues as well as the current offering. All submissions are welcome-most record accumulators have something to offer the collecting community and there is so much yet to be done. There is currently a backlog of submissions from previous articles...these will be updated in due time, thank you very much.