[78-L] 78-L Digest, Vol 27, Issue 34 -Rosie & Gene

[David Lennick]

Nigel..you should know better, this thread will never die.

When was the Bear Family set done? I've had that discography for years..Ray 
Crick (Living Era) found it online somewhere and sent it to me in June of 2002.

dl

On 12/17/2010 9:59 AM, Nigel Burlinson wrote:
> Let's put this one to bed!
>
> I was the lead discographer for the Clooney Bear Family box (and Doris Day,
> Johnnie Ray, Dean Martin and Pat Boone).
>
> The details I gave came from what is printed in the book that
> accompanies the first box set and these, in turn, were compiled DIRECTLY
> from the
> AFM session sheets and Columbia's daily log of recordings.  Unfortunately,
> having moved twice since I compiled these sets I no longer have the actual
> papers to hand.
>
> However, anyone who has bought a box set from Bear Family will know how
> much a stickler for accuracy Richard Weize is and this set and the others
> were no exception!
>
> Cary: I'm sure it's Rhino's error regarding the date - they didn't record it
> twice!
> David:  The Rosemary Clooney discography that you refer to was compiled,
> initially, from the Bear Family Boxes!
> Mike: You are correct! MJV.149 is the 78rpm issue; if it was issued on 45rpm
> it is MJV 4-149
>
>
>
>
> ENOUGH ALREADY!