[78-L] Columbia Record DIscography

[David Lennick]

Chris Zwarg wrote:
> At 17:06 10.11.2008, you wrote:
>> According to the data you gave in this list, this recording was from 1908, Mexico City.
>> A Victor discography states that the same band, recorded the same piece, in 1907, so I am wondering...
>> Is it possible that Victor sold the recording to Columbia Records in order to market it outside USA?
> 
> Nope, certainly not! If there are two companies in this world that NEVER shared/exchanged masters, it's Columbia and Victor!!

And yet today they're one and the same company (Sony/BMG). Incidentally, there 
ARE examples of recordings appearing on the "wrong" label, after the EMI 
formation. Beecham's recording of "Don Quixote" with the New York Philharmonic 
came out on Victor in the US and Columbia (where he was under contract) in 
England and a couple of Gracie Fields sides appeared on English Columbia and 
Canadian Victor in 1940 (Gracie was normally on Regal Zonophone at that time).

dl