[78-L] japanese 78s

[Gene Baron]

Hi,

I don't have a real answer for your question, but I can tell you that Tanko
Bushi is a very popular Japanese folk song and dance (a coal-miner dance in
which one mimics the movements of miners digging and carting the coal).
It's possible the non-vocal side is more for dancing but this is 100% a
guess.

PS - Cute email address, though it obviously isn't true.

Gene
gene.baron at gmail.com

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:20 PM, neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com <
neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com> wrote:

> Also have acquired a few Japanese (? - Asian of some flavor) 10" 78s.
>
> Both on Victor. I can read "Victor" and that's it, save for catalog and
> numbers.
>
> One of them has a typed label taped on - "Tankoo-Bushi (with lyric)" and
> thge flip says the same thing (melody only)
>
> One of the sleeves looks not unlike an American sleeve with images of
> other artists that might interest the buyer and some advertising copy,
> except it is Asian characters. Haven't had a moment to play them yet.
> Not expecting much.
>
> So what was the market for these that the the same tune would be
> presented in a vocal and an instrumental version on the same record?
>
> joe salerno
>
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