[78-L] Varsity

[David Lennick]

From: sjones69 at bellsouth.net> 
> dl wrote: 
> > A note in an issue of 78 Quarterly (the magazine published every 25
> > years, whether they feel like it or not) mentions that one Harry Smith
> > was Eli Oberstein's recording engineer. Is this the same Harry Smith
> > who recorded custom airchecks in the 30s and 40s? And whose studio was
> > taken over by Fred Hall and Chuck Phillips in 1944, according to this.
> 
> My lacquer copy of the War of the Worlds was cut by Harry Smith, supposedly
> custom-recorded for Orson Welles. 
> 
> The address on the label is 2 West 46th ST, NY, which is the same address as
> in the Billboard article.
> 
> Sammy Jones
> 

One Harry Smith is credited as producer of THE FUGS FIRST ALBUM. Hey, a job's a job. Same guy?

dl