[78-L] FW: [ARSCLIST] Roland Hayes (was 1935 unpublished RCA

Wed Nov 11 19:54:59 PST 2009

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[mailto:ARSCLIST at loc.gov]On Behalf Of Thomas Stern
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [78-L] Roland Hayes (was 1935 unpublished RCA

Below is a summary of the Roland Hayes recordings.
  Seems like the Smithsonian or Pelican were the most likely candidates....perhaps there
is a release we have overlooked.
  Steve Fassett seems to have been closely involved with the modern Hayes recordings, having
been responsible for getting Hayes to record for Vanguard, and having made other recordings - where are
his master tapes now????
  Was he connected to Telavix (which recorded the ANGEL MO' 78s, and the A440/HERITAGE LP) ???
I am very eager to know more about the proposed 3-record project.
  The summary below is barebones brief - the full details will be posted to 78L and ARSC lists when
some of the remaining questions are resolved.
  If anyone knows of any recordings we have missed, please provide details.
  Also needed:  discographic details for the Smithsonian CD, scan of notes for the Pelican LP.
  Thanks!
Best wishes, Thomas.

BRIEF Summary of Roland Hayes Recordings
========================================
1912 EDISON Blue Amberol  9 cylinders
1916-18  COLUMBIA "Personal Record" (8 sides)
1921 HMV 5 sides - destroyed
1922-23  VOCALION  London recordings, issued in England and US (6 sides)
Spring 1936  RCA Victor test recordings (3 sides)
1939-1942  COLUMBIA (23 sides)
1940/04/07  NBC BROADCAST - Booker T. Washington Tribute
1940/12/21  LIBRARY of CONGRESS Coolidge Auditorium concert
1944/02/26  BSO BROADCAST - Gretchaninov: Ecumenical Mass
1947-47  ANGEL MO' 78s (12 sides, 2 issued)  TELAVIX
1953  A440 LP  TELAVIX
1956 HERITAGE - REISSUE of A440 LP
1954-56  VANGUARD (5 LP's)  2 reissued on CD
1962  CARNEGIE HALL concert (unissued)
1967  VERITAS LP (from Columbia 78s)
1983  PELICAN LP (concert and studio recordings 1955, 1957 & 1959)
1994  SMITHSONIAN COLLECTION  CD (1939-1965 recordings)

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[mailto:ARSCLIST at loc.gov]On Behalf Of Steven Smolian
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Hi, Thomas,

Possibly the Pelican but I doubt it.  The borrowed a bunch of my own 78s and 
LPs but got embroiled in some legal matters, the details of which I never 
knew.  I do reclall that, whatever came out, it had notes by Phil.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Stern" <sternth at ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [78-L] Roland Hayes (was 1935 unpublished RCA

> Hi Steven,
>  Possibly one of these??
>  SMITHSONIAN COLLECTION RD-041  THE ART OF ROLAND HAYES, CD 1994, 
> recordings 1939 to 1965.
>  I have the contents list for this, but have not been able to locate a 
> copy, so need the discographical
> details of what is included.
>  There was also a 1983 PELICAN lp.  I think live recordings 1955 and 1959, 
> as well as Fassett sound
> studio recordings.
>  If anyone has a copy, would like to get a scan of cover/notes.
>  Does anyone know if the Angel Mo' masters have survived, and where they 
> are archived?
> Thanks!
> Best wishes, Thomas.
>
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> [mailto:ARSCLIST at loc.gov]On Behalf Of Steven Smolian
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:14 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [78-L] information needed 1935 unpublished RCA
> masters REPEAT REQUEST
>
>
> At one time there was a three LP or CD set of Hayes in the works.  The
> engineering was done in Steve Fassett's studio in Boston .  It was 
> compiled
> by Phil Miller.  Both are now passed.  Eventually it came out as one LP 
> (or
> CD- don'r remember any more.)   Though Phil and I correspoinded and phoned
> about it, I have no paperwork in my files about this project with any
> detail.  I think Phils papers may have gone to the New York Public 
> Library.
>
> Steve Smolian
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Thomas Stern" <sternth at ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> To: <ARSCLIST at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [78-L] information needed 1935 unpublished RCA
> masters REPEAT REQUEST
>
>
>> Hi Sam,
>>  Thank you for the information.
>>  My source is a typed update to Arthur Knights discography (RECORD
>> COLLECTOR),
>> compiled by Kitty Fassett (1988) held in the YALE UNIVERSITY Library.
>>  Is there a matrix assigned to O LE' ME SHINE, or is it on the same plate
>> as
>> HEAR DE LAMBS ?  Are there any other titles in the session?
>>  I will use the Spring 1936 date in the discography I am compiling, 
>> unless
>> someone
>> has better information.
>>  If I can get some of the other questions answered, I will post the
>> updated
>> list to ARSC and 78 lists.
>>  Best wishes, Thomas.
>>
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>> [mailto:ARSCLIST at loc.gov]On Behalf Of Sam Brylawski
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:29 AM
>> To: ARSCLIST at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [78-L] information needed 1935 unpublished RCA
>> masters REPEAT REQUEST
>>
>>
>> Thomas,
>>
>> The dates for these do not show up in the documentation on hand for
>> the Victor discography being undertaken by University of Calif., Santa
>> Barbara. We do have a bit of information. The prefixes are "BS-T,"
>> indicating that they were tests, or trials. Also, Ted Fagan's and Bill
>> Moran's notes indicate that they were recorded in Koussevitzky's
>> office. We have no documentation to confirm that, however. I'm
>> curious, how do you know that they were recorded in 1935? The numbers
>> fit more comfortably into the spring, 1936 range.
>>
>> Sam
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Thomas Stern <sternth at attglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Can someone provide complete session details for these Roland Hayes
>>> recordings?
>>> Thanks, Thomas.
>>>
>>> are these in a RCA matrix series? custom recordings? are there prefixes?
>>> .....etc.
>>>
>>> 1935 BOSTON Symphony Hall
>>> Roland Hayes; Piano, Warner Lawsen.
>>> 2501 Auch Kleine Dinge (Wolf) RCA Victor unpublished
>>> 2502 Trocknet Nicht (Beethoven) RCA Victor unpublished
>>> 2503 Hear de Lambs a'Cryin (Afro-American) RCA Victor unpublished
>>> ? O Le' Me Shine (Afro-American) RCA Victor unpublished
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