[78-L] Sholem Aleichem (was: Article on the JSP Cantors (not Eddie) box set in today's Wall St. Journal)

[Michael Biel]

  On 8/7/2010 10:51 AM, Jeff Sultanof wrote:
> I have this set and it is fantastic. The sound is excellent and the
> selection is fabulous. I hope there is a Vol. 2 and even a Vol. 3.

Since you have the set, does the Aleichem record in it have both stories 
and the comments after?
> The Aleichem record was in fact released after his death, but according to
> the notes in the set, it did not sell very well at the time and was deleted
> quickly.
>
> Jeff Sultanof

The Victor project shows the purple label issue as released 1/17 and 
deleted 1/20.  But there might be another reason for the deletion.
> On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 10:41 AM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:
>
>> Here's another review.
>>
>> http://www.chicagojewishnews.com/story.htm?sid=7&id=253496
>>
>> I gotta get me this set.

I'm also ordering the set.
>>   And my understanding, confirmed by the Chicago
>> review, is that the Aleichem record WAS issued after his death, but only
>> briefly and never doubled.
>>
>> dl

I have the record, but I understand it differently.  It would take a 
while for me to dig it out to confirm it, but I think my version is 
doubled.  But it is also dubbed (there is an S/8 mark) and shortened.  
My copy is definitely NOT a purple label issue.

Here is the page for the test matrix in the Victor Project.
http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000001265/Trial_1915-09-07-04-If_I_were_Rothschild

It shows it as being issued on a 10-inch 60144.
http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/84225/Victor_60144


   But notice that on the master's page there also is an "additional 
title" mentioned: A Joyous Holiday.  My understanding is that he did two 
stories, then came the question and answer about if he had any more.  I 
have heard that there was an issue that included both stories and the 
comments, but then the two stories were dubbed separately onto 10-inch 
masters and issued separately in a black label series with un-related 
reverse sides.  That is the version of the Rothschild story I have.

>>> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:53:09 -0400
>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com; 78-l at 78online.com
>>> From: smnet at oyfpro.com
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Article on the JSP Cantors (not Eddie) box set in
>> today's Wall St. Journal
>>> At 08:58 AM 8/7/2010, Steve Ramm wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Worth reading.
>>> Thanks for posting this, Steve.
>>>
>>> -- Sherry
>>>
>>> Sherry Mayrent
>>> Associate Director, KlezKamp
>>> www.klezkamp.org

Sherry -- Since I haven't seen the discographical notes in the set, I 
don't know what is stated, but since you have access to the actual disc, 
can you tell us if there is a dubbing mark on it -- an S/8 at the 9 
o'clock position.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com