[78-L] Need Help Identifying A Label

[David Lennick]

July 25, 1944, as per Julian's listing below. The Musicana issue is a surprise 
to me. Musicana didn't exist till after ARA had folded, and I wasn't aware it 
ever issued any Rex/Rem/Metro sides.

Kay was also on Lamplighter and Crystalette before hitting it big on Capitol 
(she also recorded for Capitol in 1945 and with Charlie Barnet on Decca). Her 
first recordings seem to be with Glenn Miller in 1939..I did not know that. 
Baby Me (BB 10372) and Love With A Capitol You (BB 10383).

dl

On 11/7/2010 8:43 PM, Dan Van Landingham wrote:
> When did Kay Starr record for ARA?I'm more familiar with her work on Capitol/
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> From: Julian Vein<julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Fri, November 5, 2010 9:23:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Need Help Identifying A Label
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> David Lennick wrote:
>> Per ARLD, it began as Rex, possibly around 1947, and changed the name to Rem
>> some time in 1949. Metro is listed as an affiliate label. One odd thing is that
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>> there's also a Rex in New York in 1951, owned by "Richard Morros". Any relation
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>> to Boris Morros, the proprietor of ARA, a number of whose masters ended up on
>> Rex/Rem?
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>> No direct connection shown from ARA (which went belly up in 1946) to Rem..the
>> latter label probably just bought up available masters that were sitting at
>> Radio Recorders or the pressing plant, although any reissues I've seen have
>> been re-dubbed from the original lacquers and sound substantially better. If
>> you can find an unworn SPELLBOUND on Rex/Rem vinyls, grab it (my copy uses both
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>> label names, by the way).
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>> dl
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> Lord lists this Manone ARA session, which includes this Metro issue. but
> only for the reverse!
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> Wingy Manone
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> Wingy Manone (tp,vcl) Joe Yukl (tb) Matty Matlock (cl) Stan Wrightsman
> (p) Nappy Lamare (g) Phil Stephens (b) Nick Fatool (d) Kay Starr (vcl)
> Los Angeles, July 25, 1944
> RR9792-1    The general jumped at dawn (wm vcl)    Ara 143
> RR9793-1    Tin roof blues    Ara 145, Metro 23005, Rex 23005, Rem 23005,
>          Musicana (Can)3001, Tops 216, Cameo 917, 417
> RR9794    If I could be with you one hour tonight (ks,wm vcl,*)    Metro
> 23005, Rex 23005, Rem 23005, Musicana
>          (Can)3001, Tops 216, Cameo 917, 417, Baldwin
>          Street Music (Can)BJH-305 [CD]
> RR9794-2    If I could be with you one hour tonight (ks,wm vcl)    Ara
> 145, Baldwin Street Music (Can)BJH-305 [CD]
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> RR9795    A-card blues (wm vcl)    Metro 23006
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>        Julian Vein
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