[78-L] White Christmas

[David Lennick]

Could this get any more confusing? I have the "Merry Christmas" album, with a 
1945 copyright date, and the catalog number is A-403. It has the original 1942 
White Christmas, 18429 plus its CANADIAN number 10065 (these very seldom make 
it into discographies), and the label shows TWO album numbers, A-403 and A-306. 
(I wonder if the later recording was substituted in the Holiday Inn album as well?)

Decca takes are the letters following the numbers. After 1943, there may also 
be a letter and an initial such as T-17 which indicates how many lacquers have 
been dubbed from the original 16-inch master up to that point (and then 
followed by the A or B, sometimes even a higher letter).

dl

Sammy Jones wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:29:05 -0500
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Xmas Music
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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 :
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