[78-L] Alex Steinweiss article

[Han Enderman]

Co Album C-11 contains Co 35379-82, recd 21 Dec 39 & 4 Jan 40.
Co 35389 is by Metronome All Star Nine, recd 7 Feb 1940, and pres. issued Mar/Apr 40.
This might date C-11 as ca. Mar 40.
C-13 also Steinweiss (Strauss Waltzes).

Symp. Of Swing occurs with 2 different covers, with diff. photos.
Steinweiss produces colourful covers like paintings, while earlier Deccas have
conspicuous typography and often artist photos. This even applies to 74 (wizard of Oz) from 1939.
And the earliest Deccas are more like uninteresting wallpaper (15 Stephen Foster, 22 Sousa).
An interesting early Decca is Album 34 (Tahitian Rhythms) with coloured native design.
Conspicuous "drawing" design on Decca 132 Bob Crosby (date?) & 137 Boogie Woogie;
133 is Bud Freeman, recd Mar/Apr 40.

Han Enderman