[78-L] Capitol in Mexico via Jo Stafford

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 10:30 AM 5/8/2010, you 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


Was this perhaps recorded & pressed in the USA then shipped to Mexico 
for sale to the public?