[78-L] Misterioso label

[Royal Pemberton]

I've never seen that title on Tops, but I have on Crown.  The sound was good
but they really goofed it with the label copy--one side lists 5 titles on
the label, but there's only 3 cuts on that side of the LP!

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 3:44 AM, Dan Van Landingham <
danvanlandingham at yahoo.com> wrote:

> What can one tell me regarding a TOPS LP called "Way Out Wardell"?I
> remember reading of his death in
>
> Vegas in 1955.He was working with Benny Carter's band at the time.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
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> Sent: Fri, March 5, 2010 3:27:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Misterioso label
>
> Geoffrey Wheeler wrote:
> > The four Misterioso 12-inch LPs were issued in the 1970s, perhaps
> > around 1978. I am told the original studio acetates were stolen from
> > Prestige and taken to Italy  where they were sold to an existing label
> > that shall remain nameless. They were transferred “as is,” meaning
> > without equalization, and pressed. They were then sold in paper sleeves
> > without jackets to a source in England, who shall remain nameless. The
> > four covers were then designed by writer-discographer-graphic artist,
> > Malcolm Walker. If you knew where to buy them, you could get them for 5
> > or six pounds apiece. As far as I know, they have been sold only at
> > auction here in the States. Last time I looked, the going price  was
> > about $150 for the set of four LPs in NM- condition. I consider them a
> > valuable part of the history of the early Prestige label.
> > _______________________________________________
> Thanks Geoffrey. I'm still surprised that their existence wasn't known
> to discographers. After all, even if they'd been stolen, presumably the
> paperwork would still have remained with Prestige. Perhaps Prestige
> proprietors were too embarrassed to talk about the theft!
>
> The Wardell Gray sides have been issued legitimately, but presumably
> using the the same source as (or dubbed from) Misterioso.
>
>       Julian Vein
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