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

[David Lennick]

I have one of those Hazel Scotts on Canadian Decca (Fr). No pictures on the 
labels. There's a surprising amount of French material that was never sold 
outside of Quebec..Pathes were master pressed in Canada for years, distributed 
by Les Editions Archambault (large Montreal record store). I found a lot of 
this stuff in Walter de Mohrenschildt's estate in 2000.

dl

Han Enderman wrote:
> 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
> ===
> 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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