[78-L] Columbia 415 questions.

[Royal Pemberton]

Thanks!

On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 11:04 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:

> 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?
>
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