[78-L] Gracie Fields puzzlement

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Thu Sep 16 09:27:00 PDT 2010


Gracie recorded "The Biggest Aspidastra in the World" (I know that's the 
incorrect spelling, but it's on every issue so deal with it) twice for Regal 
Zonophone. 0GF-4-1 with Harry Parr-Davies, piano & orchestra, November 10/38, 
supposedly rejected but actually issued on Canadian Victor 120927, and 0GF-18-1 
with orchestra conducted by George Scott-Wood, November 18/38, and per Rust, 
issued on Regal-Zonophone MR 3991, Canadian Victor 120927 (no it wasn't) and 
Liberty Music Shop L-334. The LMS issue sounds the same as the Canadian Victor 
issue and credits Parr-Davies as pianist on the label, but it's a dub and not a 
very good one (P-30801). Does anyone know what was actually issued where?

dl




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