[78-L] Over There to Over Here

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "simmonssomer" <simmonssomer at comcast.net>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>>I can't speak about foreign classical records,  but in my early years of
>> collecting (maybe 1965 -80) I don't recall seeing very many English or
>> other
>> foreign dance band records either on auction,  junk stores (remember
>> them?),
>> or in the collections of others.  Since that time,  with improved
>> transportation,  mail service and communication,  I started seeing all
>> sorts
>> of English dance records on all sorts of labels and now own several
>> hundred
>> of the 1923-38 era.    These have pretty much all come from overseas
>> sellers
>> or were obtained from fellow collectors who bought them from dealers in
>> England,  Australia,  etc.
>> It seems very unlikely that any store in the 20s or 30s would have
>> imported
>> much of that English pop stuff,  and I can't see American or Canadian
>> tourists,  packing up their trunks to come home,  being loaded down with
>> dance records on Edison Bell Winner and Filmophone!
>> Am I correct in saying that the first foreign popular records to be
>> reissued
>> in any quantity in the US were the Ray Noble HMVs reissued on Victor in
>> the
>> early 30s?
> Yup. Quite a good number of New Mayfairs were issued here by Victor.
> I haven't seen  many/any  Somers. Firmans. Cottons. Foxes, Paynes, Stones,
> Ambroses, Roys., Orpheans et al....
> I like them a lot and have a decent number that came over by carrier 
> pigeon.
> (equipped with long range belly tanks)
> In the vocal Dep't. even the great Gracie Fields was ignored until she
> skipped town  to Hollywood.
> Hildegarde was outta there by May 1939 and had not received any attention
> from Yank record companies until she got here
> and "aimee beaucouped" us.
>
US Decca also issued a fair number of Decca(UK) records in the thirties.
As well, "Jumbo" UK records were sold here in Canada...IIRC this was
part of the "Lindstrom" connection...?

...stevenc