[78-L] Apex 662

[David Lennick]

Apex poaching masters from Victor wasn't unknown, although it happened well 
before 1924 and I don't think Herbert would have been crazy enough to try it 
again. Also, a 1924 Victor master would have had a trip groove..the way around 
this would have been to dub the disc, and then the master number wouldn't have 
shown (nor been needed).

Per Roll Back The Years, Apex 668 is the Sherwin-Williams Dance Orchestra, 
backed with the story "The 4 Clever Brothers"..Apex 669 is the same orchestra 
playing "Printemps d'Amour" with the French version of the story on the flip.

dl

Glen Richards wrote:
> David Lennick wrote:
>> But seriously (that'll be the day), this side had wide circulation as a 
>> giveaway record pressed by Compo and with a children's story on the reverse, in 
>> French and English versions. No particular connection with paint, but it was 
>> handed out by the Sherwin Williams folks..maybe there was a campaign urging 
>> people to paint because it was Springtime. You'll find a few links listing it 
>> as the Sherman Williams Orchestra because folks can't read.
>>
>> dl
> 
> I had this disk, and I too have have called it the "Sherman Williams 
> Orchestra", and I *can* read and I *know better*!
> 
> I'm simply an idiot. (Well, duh!)
> 
> Anyway, in digging around for info on this thing, I noticed that the 
> master number (31030-2) fits nicely within the Victor matrices from 
> 1924, the closest Victor-issued master being one by Ted Weems, IIRC. 
> Could it be a Victor master that was pressed by Compo? It's most likely 
> a co-winky-dink, but I thought I'd ask (because I'm a moron :) ). BTW, 
> my copy has a label number of 668-A, and no info about the manufacturer 
> or where it was pressed.
> 
> Glen
> 
> (away from home and my collection notes)