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

[David Lennick]

It would have to be 1939..the Harry James Varsity sides start at 8194, recorded 
c. February 1940. The lowest Jan Peerce Royale number is 1781, late 1939 per 
Rust (I haven't checked Pinta's discography).

dl

Michael Biel wrote:
> 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
>