[78-L] Odd Decca

[Han Enderman]

The Decca 90000 matrix series is the Chicago series, starting with mx
90000-01 Springback James 15 May 35, and includes many custom recordings,
in addition to commercial recordings by Clyde McCoy, Sleepy John Estes, Leon's 
Lone Star Cowboys, Jan Garber 16 Dec 1935 (mxs 90516-23 on De 646/647/651), etc.
Also dubbings of Wolverines & NORK & Oliver Gennetts (I think for UK Brunswick) ! 
And don't forget Krupa's Blues Of Israel (19 Nov 35) and mx 90469-A Meade Lux Lewis
from 21 Nov 35.
Slightly later we find more titles by Lewis (mxs 90561-64, 11 Jan 36), and Albert Ammons
and Jimmie Noone.

The series is listed in Garrod's 'Decca Chicago Master Numbers' Joyce dg, and was the 
continuation of the C-9000 series after C-9997 (De 5110 Log Cabin Boys 7 May 35).

On the custom recordings the mx.nrs are used as side numbers.
Bill Krenz mxs 90499-90504 were recorded 12 Dec 1935 (Garrod).
I have images of 90499-A Sizzling Fingers (which is the correct title), comp. by Ivan Lehrer,
and its reverse 90503-A Dance.... These mx.nrs appear on labels (as "issue") and in the wax.
I also have an image of 90502-A Ripples (here I cannot read the nr in the wax).
Labels are blue Decca sunburst labels with the legend along the lower rim in tiny print, 
as usual at the time, but they are slightly different from the commercial labels since these 
custom labels omit the legend 'Not licensed for radio broadcast' below the logo.

The existence of 90500-A/B for coupled mxs 90500-A Marita & 90502-A Ripples seems to 
suggest that Decca produced one "normal" issue, but  there is a possibility that 90500-B was 
a misprint.
Note that Rust-6 lists Ripples only (as ca. 11 December).
Commercial Deccas show both mx.nr & release nr in the wax, near the label. I assume that 
the 90500-B side only has mx 90502-A in the wax.

Taylor, is it possible to send me scans/photos of both labels?
I would like to compare 90500-B and 90502-A labels.

Han Enderman
===
>>> It says 90500-A and 90500-B,  and the label is the standard mid-30s blue 
sundial Decca.

I wonder if the other ones which the guy listed as "unissued" are also 
floating around out there?

Taylor

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 6:41 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Odd Decca

> What color is the label? I've seen a couple of white label Decca sunbursts
> which were special pressings.
>
> dl
>
> On 3/6/2011 4:34 AM, Julian Vein wrote:
>> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>> At least to me.
>>>
>>> It's a sun dial label.
>>>
>>> Decca 90500   "Ripples"   b/w "Marita"  .  "Played by Bill Krenz."
>>>
>>> Interesting piano solos...sort of updated Zez Confrey-Rube Bloom kind of
>>> stuff.  Pretty fair.
>>>
>>> I've never seen this series before.  Label also states on both sides
>>> "Copyright owned by M.M. Cole Publishing Co. Chicago."
>>>
>>> Any info about any of this?  Is it some kind of personal recording?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks from
>>>
>>> Taylor
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>> Ruppli's Decca books show:
>>
>> BILL KRENZ:
>> Chicago, December 12, 1935
>>
>> 90499 Sizzly fingers unissued
>> 90500 Marita unissued
>> 90501 Rochelle unissued
>> 90502 Ripples unissued
>> 90503 Dance of the Kutie-Kids unissued
>> 90504 Originola unissued
>>
>> Does the label actually say 90500 on both sides? Where's Han these days,
>> he probably could answer this one.
>>
>>        Julian Vein
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