[78-L] Capitol in Mexico via Jo Stafford

agp agp2176 at verizon.net
Sat May 8 08:30:30 PDT 2010


Came across this item on my walk down the aisles at eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com/JO-STAFFORD-WHITE-CHRISTMAS-PAUL-WESTON-MEXICAN-78-/400120313089?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item5d29077501

Its a Mexican 78 on Capitol of Jo Stafford doing White Christmas and 
Silent Night. Catalogue C 5059 mx C 999 and C 1225. These were 
originally released on Capital 319 in the USA in 1946 according to 
Jim Marshall's discography of Jo.

I had though that Capitol didn't have a presence in Mexico until the 
1960s, and the prior to that everything came out on Musart. The label 
styles are definitely 1950s-ish for Capitol.

So, what was Capitol's history in Mexico? Anyone have any idea of a 
date on this item?

T




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