[78-L] Koussey Played Bass

[David Lennick]

OKAY..WHY THE DISCREPANCY IN MATRIX NUMBERS?

Simple..all of these were rerecordings. Koussy had made earlier attempts in 
1928, probably in Camden..42967 is a Ted Weems side recorded there in September 
1928. 46178 is also a Camden number from September 1928. So in September 1929, 
they reused those numbers. I don't think Young shows the original recording 
dates of the unissued sides..but Young also doesn't know that an undubbed 
version of "Classical Symphony, Side 1" was issued, so he's not the final 
answer on these matters.

dl

David Lennick wrote:
> The issued sides are definitely master pressings..the run-in is added (but 
> doesn't have that buzz they got when they added run-ins in the 30s) and you can 
> see the shaved area and the re-cut run-out, same as they did on the John 
> McCormack reissue set. The other 4 sides were all probably ten-inch since 
> they're very short (only "Andante Part 2" looks longer and it has widely spaced 
> grooves). I'm surprised they didn't give these fake 20s matrix numbers, or did 
> Victor only do that in the 50s?
> 
> Note, there were more than 2 issued sides..there were 4 (see below).
> 
> Anyway, onward and upward..to get Edward D. Young's Koussy discography from the 
> ARSC Journal (Spring 1990, which Mike could have looked up himself) off the 
> shelf and see if they're listed with original matrix numbers.
> 
> Yup, here they are. Note that there's one more side not included in LE-1 but 
> which WAS issued on LP, LCT 1145. Individual numbers in the reissue set aren't 
> given here (wonder why?). Reassigned matrix numbers are shown, but only in the 
> "notes" section at the end.
> 
> KOUSSEVITZKY: CONCERTO FOR DOUBLE BASS OP. 3, 2ND MOVEMENT, ANDANTE: BVE 
> 42992-4, 42993-6; LE-1, LCT 1145
> 
> KOUSSEVITZKY: VALSE MINIATURE OP. 1: BVE 46178-3, VICTOR 1476, HMV DA 1150, 
> LE-1, LCT 1145
> 
> ECCLES: SONATA IN G MINOR FOR VIOLIN AND CONTINUO: LARGO: CVE 42996-1, -4,
> 	VICTOR 7159, LE-1, LCT 1145 (so we don't know which take was reissued..the 
> take # was obliterated along with the run-out groove)
> 
> (all Sept. 25, 1929, Liederkranz Hall)
> 
> LASKA: WIEGENLIED, BVE 42997-3, LE-1
> 
> BEETHOVEN: MINUET IN G, BVE 42998-5, VICTOR 1476, HMV DA 1150, LCT 1145, part 
> on SRL-12-11
> 
> KOUSSEVITZKY: CHANSON TRISTE OP. 2, CVE 42999-2, 7159, LE-1
> 
> (all Sept. 26, 1929, Liederkranz Hall)
> 
> Young points out that the dubs are the shits, to put it mildly, and that two of 
> those dubs were used for the LP transfer (Valse Miniature & Wiegenlied) while 
> the other sides were transferred from original metal parts..which doesn't mean 
> that they don't wow as well. I haven't listened to that LP in years.
> 
> Oh..1000 sets.
> 
> dl
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