[78-L] MAJESTIC Records questions

[David Lennick]

There are certain numbers from Majestic which Eli Oberstein took with him. Some 
of them had even appeared on Obie's labels previously, like all the "3 Suns" 
sides. Some Louis Prima discs, the Jimmy Durante-Eddie Jackson sides, the 
Percuy Faiths come to mind..they probably have a specific prefix.

dl

Julian Vein wrote:
> Steven C. Barr wrote:
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Thomas Stern" <sternth at attglobal.net>
>>> 78discography has listings for the 1940's issues, prior to the 1948
>>> bankruptcy, dissolution and
>>> sale of Majestic Records.
>>> there are news items in Billboard indicating the record operation was
>>> revived in Hollywood c.1951.
>>> Does anyone have information or listings of the  records issued?
>>>  In particular, records in a 100 series, designated 78-1nn....???
>>>
>> Majestic basically took over Obie's HIT label and extended its 1xxx and
>> 7xxx series(es). I have NEVER heard of/encountered a 1xx series; however,
>> there were other seies, most notably a 12xxx, issued during Majestic's 1945-
>> 1948 existence. Note that the "discographitazion" of the post WWII period
>> is minimal...logically so, given the huge number of "ephemeral" labels of
>> that period! I have YET to see any discographic mention of my "Okie"
>> record...nor do I expect any...?! Some of the short-lived labels of this era
>> may have issued a dozen...or even ONE...record during their brief lives,
>> and their "ledgers" (IF they existed?!) are probably lying in some landfill
>> some-unknown-where...?!
>>
>> Should any 78-L listener see fit to rise to this implied challenge, note 
>> that
>> the complete run of Billboard is accessible via Google...and many record
>> releases were either announced or advertised therein! Mr. Daniels' "sequel"
>> to my Dating Guide is currently out of print, AFAIK; other works in that
>> area are nowhere nearly as orginized nor usable?!
>>
>> Steven C. Barr 
>>
>> _______________________________________________
> I have three Varsitys (293, 294, 295) by Johnnie Guarnieri, which are 
> ex-Majestic (or vice-versa?), but do not appear to be listed anywhere. 
> Any others?
> 
>       Julian Vein
>