[78-L] Columbia 415 questions.

[David Lennick]

The Columbia Master Book lists Harry Macdonough and doesn't list takes. 
Columbia and Climax 7-inch and 10-inch. Only the 7-inch Climax is indicated as 
"self-announced" but there's so much missing info on early Columbias, every 
time I cite a reference from this book someone comes up with 3 more unlisted 
versions.

dl

Royal Pemberton wrote:
> I have this on a 7" disc (silver ring label, 415-1 handwritten in wax near
> the spindle hole), 'The new born king'....from what I can make out of the
> lyrics in spots, it is a Christmas song.
> 
> Wild guesstimation:  recorded circa November 1901?
> 
> Also typical for the era, 'tenor solo' on the label with no artiste credit.
> Can someone give me the correct name of the singer?  It's hard to hear, it
> sounds like 'Mister Marshes' but I'm not sure.  I also wonder if anyone else
> recorded the same selection on other matrices, such as J W Myers, and/or if
> 'Marshes' also recorded the 10" opposite number that surely must exist
> somewhere?