[78-L] Nick Lucanese Perfect 11041

[Roger Wade]

Thank you to Mike, Craig and Bud for providing information about the  
Nick Lucanese Perfect 11041.


Roger Wade
Really Old Records



On Jul 1, 2009, at 6:52 PM, Bud Black wrote:

> Interesting to note that, while the artist on the label is listed  
> as Nick
> Lucanese, the author of the tune is given as "Lucas."
>
> Bud
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Michael Biel
> Date: 07/01/09 18:10:24
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Nick Lucanese Perfect 11041
>
> 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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