[78-L] Musicraft labels (was: Al Duffy)

[David Lennick]

Just to clarify, my copy of the Duffy has gold on red and blue on blue labels, 
the SAME format..not the later popular Musicraft style of '46-8. They also had 
a late silver-on-blue 15000 series and Artie Shaw's Pied Piper has black on 
green labels and that's a late entry in the N- album series which had 
previously been Night Life In New York.

Just to shake things up even further.

dl

Michael Biel wrote:
> Do we have established dates of the changes in Musicraft label formats? 
> Having looked at a number of early Musicraft albums in multiple
> pressings, such as the Carl Sandburg with three different covers and
> three different label formats, and the Lead Belly with two,  I really
> need the date of the changovers.  The trashed Duffy set on this eGay is
> the dark blue, but the earlier one is a light blue border and gray
> center, while the obvious later ones are the maroon with a smaller
> f-hole logo turned into the M in usicraft.  When were the changeovers? 
> And has anyone seen the ultra-rare Night Life In New York series with
> labels other than dark blue border and light yellow center?  I'm
> wondering if the dark blue on those might indicate when they might have
> changed the regular label format to dark blue.
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  
> 
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> -------- Original Message --------
> 
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> 
> Whoa! My copy is definitely better than that. But I'd still stick with
> the LP 
> issue (Canadian pressing on Sparton is very good). My 78 set has only
> one blue 
> label disc, with the others being red & gold.
> 
> Cary Ginell wrote:
>> And here's a crummy looking copy of the album for those who want to see what it looks like:
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Hot-Fiddle-Classics-78-RPM-Musicraft-Set-Al-Duffy_W0QQitemZ360224727684QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item53df112284
>>
>> If you like hot violin, this is a great set, but don't buy this copy. It looks like it's been a flooded basement for 60 years.   Cary Ginell
>>
>>> From: soundthink at live.com
>>> OK, Ok, stop the presses. I had the record in my own library all along: "Hot Fiddle Classics " by Al Duffy & his Rhythmasters on Musicraft 66. Signorelli on piano, Shopnick on bass, and Mottola on guitar. The album is filled with hot versions of classical standards. The other titles are Poet & Peasant Overture, Salut a Pesth, Anitra's Dance, and Danza Delle Ore.  Cary Ginell
>>>
>>>> From: soundthink at live.com
>>>> Bruyninckx does list the Duffy sides, but only identifies Duffy as the violinist; none of the other 3 musicians nor a recording date. It shows only the Royale release as a source. Was this ever on a "real" label? I wouldn't keep asking about these sides if they weren't so good. Duffy did one other sesssion in 1938 but this sounds at least a decade later.   Cary Ginell
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