[78-L] Capitol in Mexico via Jo Stafford

[Royal Pemberton]

It is my understanding Capitol did a few quick bits of recording in Mexico
in 1948 either during or just before the second recording ban too.

On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 4:30 PM, agp <agp2176 at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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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