[78-L] Correction - First take of White Christmas

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Fri Dec 26 19:50:41 PST 2008


Steven C. Barr wrote:
> Accidentally discovered some years back that I owned two TOTALLY different
> versions of "White Christmas!" Realized that the tune had been remade after 
> the
> huge sales wore out the original master/stampers!
> 
> Finding the first version requires looking CAREFULLY at millions of Decca
> 78's of the tune, comparing matrix numbers!
> 
> ...stevenc 
> 
> __________________________________

Not really..the second version will always be on the Personality label as 23778 
or possibly a Gold Standard (or equivalent) reissue..the first one appeared 
only as 18429 or Canadian 10065, even when repackaged in the first "Merry 
Christmas" album.

dl



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