[78-L] The Cremation of Sam McGee

[David Lennick]

It also turns up as Varsity 167 (78, I presume) and on EP and a ten-inch LP, 
but the fancy sleeve (more like a folder, since it has a flap) was probably 
only for the original Majestic issue.

dl

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Well, with my Majestic I only get the cruddy shellac...my copy and the 
> picture sleeve parted company at some time before I bought the thing.
> 
> The other side may be The Shooting of Dan McGrew...sorry for me that my 
> vocals and spoken word 78s are still packed up from my move 15 months ago. 
> One of these days...
> 
> Taylor B
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 2:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] The Cremation of Sam McGee
> 
> 
>> One of them is The Face on the Barroom Floor (and the other one..isn't). 
>> With
>> the Majestic you got a picture sleeve (and cruddy shellac)..if you can 
>> find it
>> on red vinyl 45 in a set called "TV On Records", you get a nice quiet 
>> pressing
>> and a transfer from the original master. I forget whether the 45 is on 
>> Varsity
>> or Royale.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>> Somewhere I have a blue label Majestic (late 40s) of actor/announcer Paul
>>> Douglas reading two poems...is one of them the Service poem in question? 
>>> I
>>> seem to recall that it is.
>>>
>>> Taylor B