[78-L] BISHOP PRESSING

[Cary Ginell]

As I noted earlier, Bishop Presses was located in South Pasadena. There are ads for it in the short-lived Clef Magazine, an L.A.-based jazz publication.

 

Cary Ginell
 
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> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:06:04 +0000
> Subject: Re: [78-L] BISHOP PRESSING
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> I just played a Fran-Tone record that had the Bishop Pressing marking under the label. There's no clue where the company was located on the label, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was LA-based. 
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> Philip Fukuda
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> > Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:33:19 -0800
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> > I came across this pressing plant when doing my research on the Jazz Man record 
> > label. The Bishop stamp is found on pressings on the Crescent label, which 
> > produced 8 issues by Kid Ory for the Jazz Man Record Shop. The Bishop Presses 
> > were located on 810 Rollin St. in South Pasadena and were hired by Nesuhi 
> > Ertegun, to press the Crescent 78s. Bishop?s advertising promised ?high quality 
> > phonograph records? and boasted of being ?caterers to collectors? jazz labels.? 
> > 
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> > Cary Ginell
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> (snip)
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