[78-L] 1948 French Decca label 78 - Edith Piaf

[David Lennick]

Steven C. Barr wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <78records at cdbpdx.com>
>> Just got a nice group of 78s today from Craigslist here in Portland from 
>> the estate of a local DJ. Quite a wide range of music, including a 1948 
>> French Decca label with Edith Piaf.
>>
> Interesting...looks to be an actual French Decca! Compo pressed a number of
> French Decca issues; label design similar, but standard Compo gold-on-dark-
> blue...!
> 
> Steven C. Barr 
> 
French Deccas did indeed have leetle peectures of the stars at the top of their 
labels in the late 40s, on personality recordings. Compo had a long line of 
Canadian issues of French personalities on "Decca Disque Supreme", including 
Piaf's (I don't know if they issued the twelve-incher but they definitely had a 
few ten-inchers by her). Nice master pressings, too.

dl