[78-L] Blue label Monkey Ward/Varsity Royale catalogue

[Michael Biel]

At the Wayne show I picked up a Montgomery Ward record with a rich dark
blue label, M-1046 Hallelujah Chorus and Largo (both by Handel) played
by the Montgomery Ward Band.  As it happens, I also bought an undated "A
Complete Catalogue of Varsity and Royale Records".  The color and
typography of the label reminded me of related labels such as Hits and
John Ryan Records, and sure enough, this coupling shows up as Royale
1714 by the H.M. Scots Guard Band, also available in album Set No. 19,
Band Classics.  The matrix numbers are written in tiny numbering but are
scratched out.  Anybody know the true source of the recordings, what the
real matrix numbers are, and dates?

I'm also interested in dating the catalog.  The second half are
numericals.  Royale 12-inch $1.25 thru 109, Royale 12-inch $1.00 thru
565, Royale 10-inch 75 cents thru 1774, Varsity 10-inch Hill Billy thru
5050, Varsity 10-inch Race thru 6015, Varsity 10-inch Domestic & Foreign
thru 7011, and Varsity 10-inch Popular thru 8062.


Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com