[78-L] Coates - By the Sleepy Lagoon

[Kristjan Saag]

Roger,
I think you'll find what you need here:

http://tim78rpm.com/recordrack/a-g.htm

(item 516)

David gave you the recording date for both pieces.
Lovely music, by jove!
Kristjan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rodger Holtin" <rjh334578 at yahoo.com>
To: "78-List" <78-l at 78online.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:01 AM
Subject: [78-L] Coates - By the Sleepy Lagoon


> Coates - By the Sleepy Lagoon, green Columbia Masterworks “microphone 
> label.”
>
> One of my favorite early acquisitions (1961) was “By the Sleepy Lagoon” 
> recorded by Eric Coates conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra on a 
> green label Columbia Masterworks 7408-M, (bearing mx CAX 7455-2) b/w “Last 
> Love” (CAX 8716-1), with Coates credited as composer for both tunes. Some 
> years later I turned up another copy of the Lagoon pressed from the same 
> master, also on a green Masterworks label, this time # 7336-M. And now the 
> barrage of questions about these things:
>
> Number 7336-M has the same kind of green label, but says “Imported 
> Recording,” which # 7408-M lacks. Number 7336 also has “Cinderella” (CAX 
> 7454-2) (also credited to Coates as composer) on the flipside, but this 
> being marked “In 3 Parts, Part III” would lead me to believe that this was 
> from a two disc set, and disc one had “Cinderella” parts I and II, 
> although there is no reference to a set (album) number on the label.
>
> “By the Sleepy Lagoon” must have enjoyed great popularity in the early 
> 1940’s. I have it by Harry James, (as does everybody else), also by Tommy 
> Dorsey as a trombone solo on Red Seal Victor and Dinah Shore on black 
> label Victor, and sure I have seen it by somebody else, too, methinks, and 
> there was a Spike Jones take-off of the title bearing little resemblance 
> to the original tune.
>
> It would appear that the first issuance of this (the earlier number being 
> 7336) was as a filler at the end of the Cinderella set, and the tune took 
> off from there.
> Am I anywhere near right on this?? There must be a story about this 
> somewhere.
>
> When were these recorded??
>
> When were these copies issued / pressed?
>
> Both are laminated pressings.
> Apparently they were pressed from the same master, but 7336 has no lead-in 
> on either side, whereas 7408 has a lead-in added. It’s an odd lead-in – it 
> moves in, then out, the in again, stopping at the very edge of the first 
> turn but does not connect to it.
>
>
>
> Rodger
>
> For Perfect tone, use Columbia Needles
> .
>
>
>
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