[78-L] "Zulu's Ball" was Gennett labels

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Mon Jun 29 21:32:56 PDT 2009


Make that Biltmore 1028 (just found it in Hawthorn's auction list).

David Lennick wrote:
> But of course you can buy the reissue on Temple (or is it Sentry?) for about 
> $15. Sounds awful, but you can at least claim to own it on 78. The LP transfers 
> are at least listenable.
> 
> dl
> 
> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> Turned up in a Portland,  Oregon junque shop c. 1948.  Found by one Monte 
>> Ballou,  noted record collector and banjoist with the Castle Jazz Band,  a 
>> pretty fair revival band which made a bunch of records in the late 40s on 
>> the Castle label.
>>
>> Have no idea where that record is now,  but I'm sure somebody on here does 
>> know.
>>
>>
>> Taylor
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Rodger Holtin" <rjh334578 at yahoo.com>
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 8:15 PM
>> Subject: [78-L] "Zulu's Ball" was Gennett labels
>>
>>
>> OK, now who can tell the whole story behind the famous "Zulu's Ball"?
>> I'm not the best internet searcher, so all I found was reference to a book 
>> and lots of downloads, including a ringtone, but nothing about the story 
>> behind the rare disc and the circumstances under which it turned up.
>>
>> Rodger
>>
>>
>>
>> For Best Results use Victor Needles.
>>
>>
>>
>> .
>>
>> --- On Mon, 6/29/09, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Gennett labels
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 12:52 AM
>>
>> From: "Francesco Martinelli" <francesco.martinelli at gmail.com>
>>> Is there available online a scan of the legendary
>>> "Zulu's Ball" label? thanks for any help FM
>>
>> http://www.rainerjazz.com/RecArchive/Gennett/Gnt_5275.htm
>>
>> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com



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