[78-L] Kate Smith 1st 78 ?

[David Lennick]

It is in fact her first issued recording, made October 28, 1926. Prior to that 
she'd done two sessions for Victor, all unissued, all of the same songs (The 
Little White House + Mary Dear, plus Jersey Walk which was never issued by 
Columbia or Victor). She's accompanied by the composer, James F. Hanley, on the 
  Columbia and the second Victor session, and by her own piano on the first 
Victors.  "Loud" Kate didn't emerge for a while yet. She made some nice sides 
in the 20s, including a couple with Guy Lombardo.

dl

jeffrey smedbron wrote:
> I usually don't give a Kate Smith 78 a second look before chucking into a lowly regarded milk crate labeled common 78s. One today I found was in E+ condition and an early Columbia black Label # 810.  Is this Kate Smith's debut 78 recording and if so is there a premium attached to it as such. The subdued voice is much different the big booming Kate Smith sound that I am familiar with growing up in the 60s and seventies.  
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