[78-L] Bessie Smith album

[Philip Fukuda]

I'm just catching up on reading my emails after my vacation, so forgive me if this has been discussed before.

I've been following the Alex Steinweiss thread with interest, but didn't have anything to add to the discussion until today. Imagine my surprise at finding the c1937 (Driggs and Lewine's "Black Beauty, White Heat" say 1938, but I think the label was defunct by then) Bessie Smith Album at the 78 swap meet today. It has a brown cover with a photo of Bessie with the names of the accompanying musicians. I tend to believe the 1937 date since there is no mention of Bessie's death. Did it come with a booklet (mine doesn't have one)?

There is no text on the inside front or back covers. The album itself doesn't have a number, so doesn't look like part of a series. Unfortunately, I only have 4 of the 6 records. Also, I get the feeling the records were sold individually, but the album was a "freebie" if the customer bought all six records. Of course, they are the last six records in the -D series.

Does anyone have a 1937 or 1938 Columbia catalog or monthly supplements to back up any of my wild guesses? 

By the way, Happy New Year to all,
Philip