[78-L] White Christmas

[Sammy Jones]

I have the DLA 4374 version in a Decca 78 album called "Merry Christmas -
Bing Crosby." Album No. A-550.  In small print on the bottom left of the
album cover is "Copyright 1945, Decca Records, Inc."  If DLA 4374 was
recorded in 1947, was an earlier take originally used in this album, or is
there some other explanation for a 1945 copyright date for the cover art?

Btw, how does one determine take numbers for Deccas of this vintage?

Sammy


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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:29:05 -0500
From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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That IS the original, and common enough, but not issued under any other
number 
(except English Brunswick 03384). The A take may have appeared on CD but
wasn't 
usable for 78 (it may have a small flub). The remake is on Decca 23778, mx
DLA 
4374, recorded March 19/47. How Whitburn manages to chart this in December
1946 
is just one of the many reasons you should never rely on his listings.

dl

Bertrand CHAUMELLE wrote:
> About "White Christmas", the Decca version, it's not clear to me.
> DLA3009B is the commonest version, found on Decca 18429, etc. But where 
> can you find the first take ?
> 
> BC
> Le 25 d?c. 08, ? 20:21, David Lennick a ?crit :