[78-L] Canadian Bluebird

[Han Enderman]

ODP lists BB B-9042 as last US BB (Jazz Gillum, 30 Jul 42). At the time BB issued race & country only.
Wilf Carter's B-8983 was recorded 16 Dec 41, and thus released 1942, which agrees with the
release guide in Barr (B-8950 1/42).
Another US BB from this Carter session is B-9032.
Other Carter titles did not appear in the B-8000/9000 series, but were issued in the succeeding
33-0500 series (Barr gives 11/42 as first release date) or in the Canadion 55-3200 series.

Carter's 16 December 1941 titles appeared on:
B-4734/35/38/40 and 55-3201/02/09 (13 titles together) and some were issued in the US on
B-8983 & 9032 and on 33-0505 and later issues.
I would guess that the Canadian B-4700 series was replaced mid or late 1942 by the 55-3200 series.

Why La Riviere's records (B-4685/86) aren't in the July 1942 supplement is not clear. 
Forgotten? Did they find some remaining stock or did they repress a few in 1943?
Considering the number of Canadian issues, it seems they released ca. 2 records in a month.

The last B-4700s known to me is:
B-4742 Hank (Snow), Lonesome Blue Yodel. Like B-4741 a repressing of his first record.
Is this the last release in the series?

Han Enderman
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>>> The earlier date makes sense. 
Canadian Bluebirds B 4679 and 4681 are Mart Kenney discs recorded May 27/40 and 4683 dates from october 1/40. 
4689 and 4690 are also Kenney, recorded March 6/41. 
La Riviere's records aren't in the July 1942 supplement so they might not have been released till between then and mid 1943 when the next Bluebird catalogue appeared.
dl
 
> From: jcenderman at solcon.nl
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 03:44:17 +0200
> Subject: [78-L] Canadian Bluebird
> 
> It does not help but adds to the confusion...
> 
> All Wilf Carter NY recs are in Russell, in a few groups of long sessions.
> Most were issued in B-46/4700 series, but almost all are on MW and/or in B-8000 series .
> 
> Sessions with ranges of 4600s issues:
> Apr 1936 - B-4601
> Jun 1936 - B-4602-4647
> Mar-Jun 1937 - B-4619-4623
> Nov 1937 - B-4634-4636
> May 1938 - B-4642-4648
> Oct -Dec 1938 - B-4649-4677
> Apr 1939 - B-4658
> Mar-Apr 1940 - B-4677-4728
> Dec 1941 - B-4734-4740.
> 
> I think that B-4685-87 were issued in 1940.
> 
> Han Enderman
> ===
> >>> B-4687 is Wilf Carter's "Let's Go Back to the Bible"/"Chuck Wagon Days", if that helps.
> My Russell discography hasn't been unpacked yet so I don't know if that's a Montreal or New York recording.
> dl
> 
> > From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 15:27:52 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Canadian Bluebird
> >
> > They're not in the 1942 Bluebird catalogue but they do show up 
> in the mid-1943 supplement, so there's a rough idea. 
> I've seen those titles for decades without realizing they were country. 
> "The Singing Soldier"..don't know anything about him. I wonder if he survived the war?
> > 
> > dl
> > 
> > > From: soundthink at live.com
> > > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > > Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 11:07:19 -0700
> > > Subject: [78-L] Canadian Bluebird
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Does anyone have recording dates for the following?
> > > 
> > > Both by Gdsmn. Henry La Riviere on Canadian Bluebird
> > > 
> > > Bb B-4685 Hurrah! For Camp Borden/The Northern Cannon-Ball
> > > Bb B-4686 The Soldier's Farewell/Longing for Old Alberta
> > > 
> > > Anyone know anything about him? Nice Jimmie Rodgers disciple.
> > > 
> > > Cary Ginell
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