[78-L] Dalhart with Floyd Collins in two places

[Michael Biel]

Cary Ginell wrote:
> Ahh, Jim, this is the tip of the iceberg. I'll defer to Jack Palmer, our resident Dalhart expert. Get ready for your jaw to drop to the floor like a Warner Bros. cartoon character.
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> Cary Ginell
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In those days there were a number of performers who went from studio to 
studio to studio recording the same songs for four or five or more 
companies--some on the same day-- and some of these companies leased or 
released the recordings on three or five labels.  You might find a 
performer with the same song on ten labels -- some of which might be 
under pseudonyms.  Some performers did have "exclusive contracts" but 
sometimes these let performers record on alternate formats, such as 
Victor lateral discs and Edison cylinders and vertical discs.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 

From: suuford at msn.com
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>> How common is it to find  the same song, by the same artist on two different labels?  I've just come across  Vernon Dalhart singing "The Death of Floyd Collins". one of the records is  a Perfect label with "Many, many years ago on the B side and the other is a Conquerer label,  with Dalhart singing "A Boys best friend" on the B side. Would assume  both of these records were cut at approximately same time, since it would seem logical to me there  was a  pretty short popularity period for the Collins song.  Any additional  info on this  appreciated.
>> Jim Whipkey