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

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Fri Oct 9 20:51:08 PDT 2009


Found it. Keynote K126, Sir Lancelot--Calypso, reappeared as a Mercury 78 album 
and with 2 added tracks was reissued on LP as MG 25159.

David Lennick wrote:
> 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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