[78-L] Personal, was A role for Biel

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Thu May 21 20:22:48 PDT 2009


I've had a number of Columbia -P series discs that were labelled "Personal 
Record". In this case, I've had it only as a vinyl pressing so I don't know how 
  it's designated.

dl

joe at salerno.com wrote:
> So Personal was a Columbia label?
> 
> I have one, all it says on it it "Personal" like that's the label name. 
> Nothing else. Sounds like a vanity recording.
> 
> Or is this something different?
> 
> joe salerno
> 
> 
> David Lennick wrote:
>> soundthink at aol.com wrote:
>>> Sheridan Whiteside in "The Man Who Came to Dinner." 
>>>
>>> I think he'd be perfect for this. (I'm reading a biography of Moss Hart and somehow, when the discussion led to Monty Woolley, I thought of our esteemed Perfessor).
>>>
>>> Cary Ginell
>> Small 78 connection..the character was based on Alexander Woolcott, who DID 
>> make a 78 (Birthday Greetings to Neysa McMein..Alexander Woolcott, Reinald 
>> Werrenrath & Harpo Marx [W 170543-3, Columbia Personal])
>>
>> dl



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