[78-L] John McCormack [was 78's on Ebay]

[David Lennick]

Wasn't it Billy James? Although Jones was good friends with Herbert Berliner.

Amazing that this could occur..those pressings are unmistakeably Victor 
matrices. Herbert probably didn't have to go too far to find them.

dl

On 1/18/2011 11:52 PM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> Interesting story here...!
>
> When Herbert Berliner (Emile's son) set up the Compo Company, he
> illicitly issued four records (8 sides) credited to "Famous Tenor." The
> original issues were "bootlegged" from Victor's McCormack sides.
> Needless to say, Victor took legal action...and the "stolen" sides
> were replaced by Billy Jones doing his best to imitate McCormack.
>
> I was tasked with writing an "appendix" to a McC discography
> detailing this bit of history spme years back...!
>
> Steven C. Barr
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