[78-L] Keynote reissues on Mercury; Keynote 2000 series ( was Mercury 25073 source/date/performer?

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Thu Oct 8 16:24:19 PDT 2009


There was a calypso album that originally appeared on Keynote and reappeared on 
blue label Mercury 78s and an early LP..the name escapes me. And Josh White's 
Southern Exposure went from Keynote to ten-inch Mercury LP.

dl

Thomas Stern wrote:
> Thanks Han,
> Michel Ruppli confirmed (via the ARSC list) that the Mercury is Album 35.
> I would like to see one of the scans.  THANKS!
> 
> On the question of what other KEYNOTE (NON JAZZ) albums
> were on Mercury 78/LP - I also see Keynote album 125 (541..) issued on
> Mercury A 48 (1115-1117),
> and London(Decca, UK) H APB 1005.
> and a classical Keynote K 2003 black label, not the usual gray/maroon.
> Anyone have information about the 2000 series??
> Thanks.
> Best wishes, Thomas.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of Han Enderman
> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 3:21 PM
> To: 78-L
> Subject: [78-L] Mercury 25073 source/date/performer?
> 
> 
> I do have label images of adjacent issues:
> 1064 is in Album A-33, 1067 in A-34, and 1071 in A-36.
> Labels give these album nrs.
> So 1068-1070 may be Album A-35.
> 
> Han Enderman
> ===
>>>> Thanks to all  -
>   I must be asleep this morning not to have remembered the Keynote
> connection - I had a vague memory
> or the titles as being on 78, but my lapse permits delving into the MERCURY
> 78/LP releases -
>   Looking at my Keynote listing, I have the release numbers as K-560 through
> K-562 in album 139 NEW SONGS OF PALESTINE.
>   Are the 1068-1070 numbers the MERCURY 78rpm catalog numbers?  Did Mercury
> have their own album number,
> or use the Keynote album number, title?
>   I'd like to see one of the Mercury labels, if someone has a scan
> available.
>   I'd also be interested in what other Mercury lp's came from NON-JAZZ
> Keynote.  I'm aware of these:
>     MG 20007  Richard Dyer-Bennett/Tom Glazer - Olden Ballads
>     MG 20008  Tony Kraber/Earl Robinson - The Old Chisholm Trail
>     (and now MG 25073).
>   Thanks!
> Best wishes, Thomas.



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