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

[Han Enderman]

The Compo 240000 series is Frencher than the French.
French Deccas state "The Supreme Record" or nothing.

Did Compo also have the small pictures on some labels?
I have never seen such issues.

Interesting (odd?) that Canadian Decca also issued records by the 
Belgian Fud Candrix swing band.
Also Hazel Scott in Paris 20 Nov 1951 (of which the orig issues in the French
De MF series have pictures), while she had not recorded in the US for 4 years.

Han Enderman
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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
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