[78-L] KKK records

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Reverse of Elephant 75007A is:

mx 8668 (plain take), -A
(both takes were issued, but only on Gennett - others use the plain 
take)     
President Coolidge March (Carson) 
New York Fire Department Band (Geo. F. Briegel, Band Master)
The Bandmaster's name does not appear on the label
Ge 5341B, Ge Personal 20061B, Elephant 75007B

Malcolm Rockwell

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Han Enderman wrote:
> Another correction : I meant there is nothing on 100% until 29/30.
>
> However, 75007 has been found among my Gnt images:
> It shows a large elephant pictured as logo , without label name, and lists the same
> address as the KKK labels.
> Tune: Keep Cool With Coolidge, by The Real Four.
> Reverse not known.
>
> Han Enderman
> ===
>
>   
> I will send images of KKK 75005-A/B & 75006-B.
> I have not seen labels above 75008.
> Nauck auction 42 #4544 is:
> KKK 75006 100% Americans: Daddy Swiped Our Last Clean Sheet And Joined The Ku Klux Klan // The Gathering Klan.
>
> My 100% label images start with 4/5 (common) and then there is nothing until 28/29.
> Poss. others were not on 100%, since K-26/27 is like a Gnt custom pressing (if I'm right).
> Nauck cat. 42 #4556 is:
> Imperial Quintette (KKK) K-26/27 Imperial Quintette of Lansing, Michigan: In The Light Of The Fiery Cross // The Fiery Cross In The Vale
>
> and the label (K-26) is illustrated (and I saved it at the time, so 
>
> ALWAYS look at the images & contents of the Nauck auction pdf files !).`
>
> Han Enderman
>
> ===
>
>   
>>>>    Of late I have been focusing on the Klan recordings that were 
>>>>         
> recorded and pressed by Gennett from c. 1923 to c. 1928. So far the 
> label names I've documented are 100%, Elephant, Hitch, KKK, Our Song, 
> Wake Up and various items from the Gennett 20000 Personal series plus 
> one item in the Sound Effects / Electrical Transcription series. And 
> there may be more.
>
>    There are gaps in the two main series and some of the matrix numbers 
> without are not of Gennett origin. I have heard that possibly Homer 
> Rodeheaver also recorded Klan material but have not been able to 
> document any.
>
>    I show just one issue in the KKK 20000 series (20004). There are 
> possibly 4 or more issues in this series still unaccounted for (20000, 
> 20001, 20002 & 20003 and maybe 20005 and over). The first 5 numbers in 
> the KKK 75000 series, beginning with 75001 are all accounted for, as is 
> 75008.
>    75006 & 75007, as well as any higher than 70008, are still 
> unaccounted for.
>
>    The 100% label is even sketchier in that although the issue numbers 
> go higher there are fewer that are consecutive. The first two I show 
> (K-5/K-6 and K-29/K-30) are possibly not from Gennett. K-31 is still 
> unaccounted for but K-32/K-33 is known to be a Gennett product. All 
> other numbers up to K-41 are also Gennett products. As you can see there 
> are gaping holes in the series (K-1 to K-4, and K-7 to K-28 and any 
> above K-41 are all still unaccounted for).
>
>    Anyone having info on any of the missing issues please contact me. 
> I'm also seeking a possible collector that specializes in this sort of 
> material (I know, I know... distasteful as the racist content of these 
> recordings may be to many collectors there surely must be someone who 
> has knowledge in this area).
>
>    All info and referrals gratefully accepted!
>
>     Mal Rockwell
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