[78-L] Eddie South on Gold Seal

[Han Enderman]

>From http://www.abar.net/south.html (corrections to DG = South discography):

October 1946; Gold Seal
Revised details
EDDIE SOUTH AND HIS ENSEMBLE [incl., credited only on second liner state, Shandor's Gypsy 
Orchestra on (a-d) only]
Eddie South (vn), ?two incl. Alexandor Shandor Godla on (a-d) only (ensemble vn), ?-?Benci or ?
Fransko on all (ce), Richard Marta on (a-d) only (cymbalom), ? (pn), Ted ? on (e-h) only (el & ac gt), 
Leonard Gaskin (sb), ?-Jack the Bear Parker on (?-e,g,h) only (?dm)

New York, c.late October 1946 
a A Best Years of My Life (Sandor Jenö) 2005ES
b B Yesterdays (Jerome Kern) 2008ES
c C Twelve O'Clock at Night (Shandor) 2004ES
d D The Very Thought of You (Ray Noble) 2001ES 
e E [The] Hot Canary (Paul Nero) 2006ES - label for this side only carries 1946 copyright
f F These Foolish Things (J. Strachey, H. Link) 2002ES
g G Daphne [aka Daphné] (Django Reinhardt) 2003ES
h H Paganini's 24th [aka Paganini in Rhythm aka Caprice No. 24] 2007ES

Gold Seal Vol. 3 (a-h) Eddie South: Dark Angel of the Violin [no The in album title]
NOTE:
Letters are definitely matrices, not takes.
Composer credits as on labels. 
Gold Seal was owned by Leonard Klein.
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There are 2 Gold Seal labels in ARLD, in California and Chicago.
1) I have images of GS 001-002 by "Red Mack" a/h All Stars (mxs St.001-004).
Labels state: GOLD SEAL / Recorded In Hollywood.

2) A different label, stating: Gold Seal [not all-caps] / Mfd. by Gold Seal Record Co. Chicago.
Several issues in ARLD, dated c.1946-3/47-4/48, with odd release nrs.
My images include 333 ('Bats In Your Belfry'), 3501 (Kenny Jagger, organ), and
5657 (Valaida, with Buzz Adlam), & 7262 Frankie Laine with The Hollywoodsmen
(yes, on the Chicago label).
There is also A-67 Red Murrell Ozark Mountain Boys: Hound Dog Blues
( I cannot see if A-67 is the cat.nr or the mx.nr).
ARLD lists NO owners for these GS labels.

3) a different label type is used for the Eddie South titles, without rim text.
Owned by Leonard Klein (acc. to Barnett), and recorded in NY.
The matrix letters suggest only a few recordings on the label.
Is anything known about this label or Klein?

4) There is also a Gold Seal Album by Robert Crum (piano), incl. issues 101-103.
This may be on the Chicago label (I have images of the album only), since Crum played in Chicago.

Any info on these very small labels appreciated.

Han Enderman
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>>> 1946..it's on Anthony Barnett's CD.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dark-angel-album-sets/id320501415
dl

> From: soundthink at live.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 16:58:03 -0700
> Subject: [78-L] Eddie South on Gold Seal
> 
> Anyone familiar with this label? 
Titles are "Hot Canary" and "Best Years of My Life" by Eddie South & his Ensemble.
Master numbers are 2005-ES and 2006-ESW. No catalog numbers. 
Label is black with a gold trim and the label name in script. 
Can anyone give me a recording date for this?
> 
> Cary Ginell
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