[78-L] Nick Lucanese Perfect 11041

[Craig Ventresco]

Hi,
I have the pathe--It's listed as being by Nick Lucas.

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

>
> From: Roger Wade <rwade1947 at comcast.net>
>
> > Here is a link to a record I currently have for sale:
> >  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400058710715
> > It is apparently the first record by guitarist Nick Lucas,
>
> or at least his first solo record.  He seems to have rcorded earlier:
> "it was with the Vernon Country Club Orchestra that Nick began his
> recording career as a sideman in 1921. The next year, 1922, he and his
> brother Frank recorded for Pathe Actuelle as the Lucas Novelty Quartet
> and the Lucas Ukulele Trio."  http://www.nicklucas.com/biography.html
>
> > recorded for Pathe under his real name, Nick Lucanese.
> > Is this an unusual or uncommon record? I haven't found
> > much about this Nick Lucanese label.
>
> Considering the Nick Lucas web site you quoted from had a lot of
> information, I don't know if you need any more info about the recording,
> but you do show the Perfect pressing and the site's discography lists
> the Pathe Actuelle version.  I have the acoustical Brunswick of these
> numbers he recorded the following year, and I am not sure whether I have
> the Pathe/Perfect.  The site's discography has audio streams of all
> three if the identified issues of these two tunes.
>
> > I noticed that Ty's online 78 discography gives the artist
> > name as Nick Lucas in the entry for Perfect 11041.
>
> Is there a note in Ty's listing of the artist credit on the label or did
> he just change the name?  It might be interesting to know if later
> pressings changed the artist credit to his stage name, and what name was
> on the Pathe.  That would be the real question -- the discography would
> be helpful if it noted if there were two label versions or at least note
> that although the recording is by Lucas he was not billed that way.
>
> > I can send the label scan to anyone who might be interested.
> > Thanks. Roger Wade  Really Old Records
>
> On another point, the web site shows a record of Side By Side he made in
> 1947 for Hucksters records on 1006 which was sold to and issued by
> Capitol on 15242.
> http://www.nicklucas.com/capitol.html
> http://www.nicklucas.com/hucksters.html
>
> There is a stream of the Hucksters pressing on the site.  The recording
> features overdubbing of Lucas singing harmony with himself.
>
> http://www.nicklucas.com/audio/discography/1006-1.mp3
>
> When did Les Paul do his first overdubbing record?  As I discussed on
> ARSCList last week, Les Paul was not the first to do overdubbing
> (although all the kiddies in the industry seem to think he invented it)
> and it would be so ironic if the Lucas overdubbed record was released on
> Les Paul's own label before any of his!!!
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
>
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