[78-L] Alex Steinweiss article

[David Lennick]

I know there's a published list of all red Columbias, which Alan Bunting has. I 
thought maybe that was what you had. March 1940 makes sense (or maybe early 
April) since Gart lists April 1940 for the Metronome All Stars.

dl

Han Enderman wrote:
> The records are often shown in Ty's online disco, and in this case with the recording dates.
> Release dates can be guessed: ca. 1-2 months after the most recent recordings made before a 
> catalog nr in normal series.
> It's interesting to see in Ty's lists how old recordings can be before they are issued.
> 
> Han Enderman
> ===
>>>> And I made earlier mention of a couple of Shakespeare sets on Columbia, issued 
> in 1938..Orson Welles' "Julius Caesar" (the 5-disc abridgement, not the longer 
> Mercury Players set) and Maurice Evans in scenes from "King Richard II". Both 
> have full size photographs on the front cover. So even Columbia was doing arty 
> album covers before Steinweiss. (Does the original issue of "Air Raid" have an 
> illustration? Both copies I have here have plain covers, although one disc is 
> an original pre-CBS gold label pressing.)
> 
> Han, where are you finding dates for things like the Richard Rodgers set?
> 
> dl
> 
> Han Enderman wrote:
>> 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
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