ABSTRACT

An organization established in 1931 by William H. Seltsam, at 318 Reservoir Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Its purpose was to offer monthly reissues of golden age vocal records. Seltsam was able to arrange for special disc pressings from Victor and Columbia vault masters, and from Edison and Pathé. By 1937 he was transferring vertical-cut cylinder records to disc for distribution to club members. The first discs offered

IRCC was an early reissue label making available classic recordings from the acoustic era during the ’30s. Courtesy Kurt Nauck/Nauck’s Vintage Records

were by Geraldine Farrar, and altogether, 16 IRCC discs were Farrar numbers. The club’s records had exact recording information, and were designed to play back at the correct original speeds. Some of the Mapleson cylinders were included in the IRCC offerings.