[78-L] HMV C series [FWD]

[Mike Harkin]

Oakwood/Greenwood Press did a Clabel discography which you might be able to borrnw by inter-library loan; or somebody that has it can give you the
last no.....  There was a good deal of not-so-light classical, as well, esp
after the black label D series was discontinued.  Solomon, Myra Hess, a deal of English music &c&c

Mike in Plovdiv

--- On Mon, 9/14/09, Matthew Duncan <duncdude2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Matthew Duncan <duncdude2000 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [78-L] HMV C series
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 12:22 PM
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all
> Thanks to those who gave info on my recent 40s 78s on the
> HMV C series pressed in Britain.
>  
> I am currently putting together some text files that I
> intend to use for a future website of mine that I hope to
> well on the way with by early next year.
>  
> I understand that the HMV label is covered in many ways
> already on the net and there are many other UK labels I am
> intending to 'showcase' on my site.
>  
> But this query of mine is more just a general one
> concerning HMV's C series of 12" records.
>  
> I understand the C series of plum labelled 12" double sided
> discs began by HMV in 1912 at number C1 and I have examples
> of the label from the 1910s, 20s, 30s and 40s. I know there
> are popular dance tunes (mostly lengthy medleys), light
> classical, some opera and light vocal, show tunes,
> orchestrated jazz and choral music among other things on the
> label and during and after 1945 the label used sepia labels
> for the dog and gramophone picture as opposed to colour ones
> previously (black and white in WW1).
>  
> My main question is: does anyone know when the last C
> series 78 was issued.  I have read that HMV began to pull
> classical 78s from their catalogue in the early 50s and most
> of what remained post 1952 or so was records that had been
> in the catalogue for a long time (up to 30 years by the mid
> 50s) and not much in the way of new recordings were made
> except a few issued in the DA and DB light red 'serious'
> classical series.
> I imagine classical 78s on HMV were all but gone by the
> late 50s and the last records to be pulled in 1960 were pop
> records in the B and POP series runs, for example there were
> still B series Paul Robeson records made in the early 30s
> still in the catalogue in the Summer of 1959!
>  
> Any thoughts would be appreciated...especially if anyone
> knows the catalogue number of the last C series disc.
>  
> Regards
> Matthew
> 
> 
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