[78-L] Barney Rapp Victor test

[simmonssomer]

Another minute fact from my almanac.
.Barney Rapp was the brother of Barry Wood, star singer, along with Joan 
Edwards, on the Lucky Strike
Hit Parade in the mid 40's. Rapp owned a nightclub in Cleveland . Doris Day 
began her big band career with his band there.
 There is a 30 minute line check dated June 17, 1939 .Doris sings two tunes. 
"Little Sir Echo and "I'm Happy About The Whole Thing."
To my knowledge it is her first recorded performance. She didn''t yet sound 
anything like the Doris Day we knew.

Al Simmons

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Han Enderman" <jcenderman at solcon.nl>
To: "78-L" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 7:28 PM
Subject: [78-L] Barney Rapp Victor test


> Ebay # 330494827121 (not sold)
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/RAPPS-ORCH-Roaming-Away-Brunswick-25853-Test-Dance-/330494827121?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item4cf306da71
>
> is listed as a Brunswick test, but the description plus
> the bad label image indicate that it is:
> (BARNEY) RAPP''S ORCH, Roaming Away, mx 25853, recd Dec 7, 1921,
> listed in first ADBD as Vic rejected.
> So at least the test exists (single-sided?) and may be of interest to 
> someone.
>
> The label shows also 2 letters/digits next to the spindle hole.
> A letter "K" at 3-o'clock, and
> a digit "3" or the letter "B" at 9h.
> Is this take 3 or what is the meaning of the letters?
>
> Does the new ADBD show that a rejected take exists?
>
> Han Enderman
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