[78-L] Josephine Baker / Australian 78 recording factory sites

[David Lennick]

I think the US Columbia LPs were reissued from the older Columbias. Post war 
she was recording for Pacific in Paris, whose sides were issued in England on 
Nixa who then licensed them to Mercury in the States..this flurry of reissue 
activity occurred when she did a US tour in 1951 (and was refused service at 
the Stork Club and smeared by Walter Winchell).

Before Columbia, she recorded for French Odeon, 24 sides (1926-27), 20 of which 
came out on a Sony Art Deco CD (shouldn't Capitol-EMI sue for those?).

dl

simmonssomer wrote:
> Josephine Baker began recording for French Columbia in July 1930.(Col DF 
> 229..."Le petite Tonkinoise") She made approx. 44 or so additional sides up 
> to January 1939.
> Post-WW II she resumed recording some of which were issued on a set of ten 
> inch LP's issued by Columbia in England under the title "Cabaret Night In 
> Paris"
> The pair of titles you mentioned were recorded in Paris in November 1937.
> Her heroic actions as part of the French Underground resistance movement are 
> well documented.
> She, along with Adelaide Hall in England, did not scurry back to the states 
> as war clouds gathered. (Gracie Fields skedaddled.)
> Baker did indeed have "Two Loves."   (J'ai deux amours"  Col DF-229)
> 
> Al Simmons
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Maria Fletcher" <riafletcher at gmail.com>
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 5:39 AM
> Subject: [78-L] Josephine Baker / Australian 78 recording factory sites
> 
> 
>> Dear all
>>
>> I would be interested in knowing the history of Josephine Baker's 
>> recording
>> career for Columbia - I have just picked up a copy of 'J'ai un message 
>> pour
>> toi/ Bonsoir my love - slow fox chante'  DF 2275 Columbia - any references
>> or background much appreciated.
>>
>> Also, I am trying to track the physical locations for 78 recording and
>> manufacturing companies in Australia - again, any gentle push in the right
>> direction to start my research would be very welcome.
>>
>> regards,
>> Maria
>> Canberra, Australia