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

[Cary Ginell]

I have a Frank Trumbauer on Monkey Ward that is also this color. They are 1939 recordings.

 

Cary
 
> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:19:05 -0500
> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Blue label Monkey Ward/Varsity Royale catalogue
> 
> 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
> > 
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