[78-L] New World Ballads

[David Lennick]

Okay, you have one more disc than I do..I have sides 1-4. Found them at Jim 
Creighton's garage sale years ago. I'd say they date from between 1939 and 
1942, just on physical evidence, style of cutting and label. I did not know 
that Bell had recorded that early.

dl

DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
> I've just come across some discs in an apparent series called "New World Ballads".  Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 are by the "Westhill High School Singers", parts 5 and 6 are by the Alumnae Choir of Toronto conducted by Leslie Bell.  The record numbers are Victor 130845, 130846 and 130849.  I'm curious to know when and where these were recorded.  In the "Almost complete 78 dating guide", the Victor 130000 series aren't given a date and are indicated to be Canadian Victor pressings of British recordings.  That must only refer to earlier numbers in the series because these certainly aren't British.  It appears that there may be two sets here and that the first 2 records of the Alumnae Choir of Toronto set are missing, (records 130847-8?).  Is anyone familiar with these records?
> 
> Thanks
> db