[78-L] three riddles

[Bertrand CHAUMELLE]

Piaf recorded "Johnny" on December 24, 1953.

BC
Le 6 déc. 09, à 19:07, Jan Hovers a écrit :

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>
> Dear friends,
> I have three more questions; one about an American record, one about a 
> soviet recording and one about a Spanish one. I hope you are able to 
> send me in the right direction.
>
>
>
> First of all regarding Les Paul. I suppose this is the easiest of the 
> three.
>
> Les Paul and Mary Ford issued “Johnny (is the boy for me)” in 1953. I 
> know that it is impossible to date a recording by Les Paul precisely 
> as he recorded it over various days on his own multitrack-unit in his 
> garage. But does somebody know more details about this recording?
>
> As you might know, Edith Piaf recorded the song as well in 1953 as 
> “Johnny Tu N'es Pas Un Ange”. I am curious which one came first; if 
> Piaf covered the one by Les Paul. Can you help me out? On the label of 
> the Paul recording it is stated as written by Spellman, Roberts and 
> Les Paul himself. Maybe he included his own name just because he was 
> responsible for the arrangement.
>
>
>
> The second question is more difficult. I am trying to find the date of 
> a Soviet-popular semi-jazz recording which was released on the 
> official state-label. The label is printed in Russian writing. 
> According to a Russian lady, who helped me in this matter, the 
> translation reads:
>
> Quick Dance (A. Cfasman) - Orchestra conducted by A. Cfasman - 
> Leningrad Factory - #3 - 6376/4 - ?-0386 - rocy5289-50 - Ministry of 
> culture of the USSR
>
> I am trying to locate the recording date and place. Can anyone direct 
> me to a newsgroup that might be more specialized on Soviet 78’s? Or do 
> you know more about it yourself? If you like you can see the actual 
> label on my website: http://www.78rpm.hovers.nl/78toerenE7.htm (third 
> label from the top). It might be an interesting riddle.
>
>
>
> My last question concerns a Spanish recording from the twenties or 
> early thirties.
>
> Always Sevilla, yes (j. Ibarra) - Fox-trot
>
> por La Orquesta Demon's Jazz - HMV (Disco "Gramófono") - 2-260776 - AE 
> 2626
>
> As you can see, the record was issued on HMV. I contacted several 
> acquaintances in Spain but nobody is able to tell me more about this 
> so called jazz band or the probable recording date. Can anyone help? 
> Or do you know somebody who is specialised in Spanish recordings?
>
>
>
> I highly appreciate any advice or answers.
>
> Jan Hovers
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