[78-L] Mills Blue Rhythm Band on Royale in 1947

[David Lennick]

 From Lord:

[M8121-7] Mills Blue Rhythm Band
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band:
Charlie Shavers, Chuck Peterson, Frank Beach (tp) Si Zentner, Charles Maxon, 
Sidney Harris (tb) Clint Neagley, Eddie Rosa (as) Stan Getz (as,ts) Lucky 
Thompson (ts) Butch Stone (bar) Jimmy Rowles (p) Tony Rizzi (g) Arnold Fishkin 
(b) Don Lamond (d) Van Alexander (dir,arr)
Los Angeles, May 20, 1947
176-A    Blue rhythm swing    Royale 176, Onyx OR1202, Pol 2344048
176-B    Blue rhythm swing          -         -           -
177-A    Blue rhythm swing           177,     -           -       , Par (E)R3063
177-B    Blue rhythm be-bop          -         -           -       , Par (E)R3063

I wasn't aware that Royale existed beyond about 1941 until it was revived for 
LPs and 45s in the early 50s, and ARLD lists numbers 156 and 330 as being 
issued in July 1951 and #1817 as "c. late 40s". And Royale didn't use the same 
numbers for matrix and catalog #..could this be a different Royale?

dl

Han Enderman wrote:
> The 4 titles by MBRB from 20 May 1947 (Blue Rhythm Swing/Blues/Jam/Bebop)
> were issued on English Parlophone.
> 
> They are reported to have been issued on Royale 176 & 177, but Jepsen lists only
> the Parlophone 78s.
> "Mx.nrs" are shown as ROY-176-A/B & 177-A/B, but might be Royale side numbers.
> 
> Do Royale 176 & 177 exist, and, if so, are they part of a Royale 100 series?
> The MBRB 15 Nov 1947 session is said to be on Royale 205/206. Same problems.
> Maybe the records were made for the European market?
> 
> Many black Royale issues show 3 nrs on the labels:
> Issue nr at 3h, and another nr, plus a mx between brackets, at 9h (poss. referring
> to a previous Varsity issue).
> 
> Han Enderman
> 
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