[78-L] Odd Decca

[Taylor Bowie]

My careless  mistake,  Han.  Both sides are labeled 90500A and both have 
that same number pressed very faintly in the run off area.

Thanks for the additional information.



Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Han Enderman" <jcenderman at solcon.nl>
To: "78-L" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 12:31 PM
Subject: [78-L] Odd Decca


> 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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