[78-L] Gracie Fields puzzlement

[David Lennick]

On 9/17/2010 9:06 PM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> From: "Han Enderman"<jcenderman at solcon.nl>
>> Vic(C) 120927-B as by Gracie Fields / With Orch. cond. by Ben Frankel
>> (but LMS 334 gives only H. Parr-Davies at the piano).
>> Mx 0GF-6 "Land Of Hope And Glory" is on 120927 as "With Choir, Organ&
>> Orchestra".
>> Apparently these Vic(C)s were issued much later, since 120920 has
>> 17-Nov-39 titles
>> and 120930 has 15-May-40 recordings. Is LMS release date known?
>> Vic 120931 Stop and Shop at the Co-op. Shop / The Birthday  Song on label
>> as
>> With Piano, Recorded in England from a Broadcast.
>> Why did they make a special GF mx series?
>>
> The HMV-Victor 120xxx series was used fior Canadian issuance of sides
> recorded in the UK! It includes a number of Gracie Fields sides (and
> earlier, a number of George Formby sides!).

No George Formby..he was on Canadian Columbia, but the originals were also on 
Regal-Zonophone in England.

> It seems to have ended
> at 120984 in late 1944; the series was replaced by number in various
> 5*-#### series at the beginning of 1945!
>
56-something. Oddly enough, Canadian Victor didn't bother doing away with the 
equivalent 150000 French series which was still in use in the mid 50s. But then 
we didn't bother getting rid of the batwing label either, not till about the 
end of 1946.

dl