[78-L] Kaufman's Pagan Love Song on LP

Taylor Bowie bowiebks at isomedia.com
Fri May 27 19:04:51 PDT 2011


Thanks,  Malcolm...we've already established what the album notes say and 
what the Harmony issue is and the master number is etc. etc.  and I know all 
about Perfect/Pathe and the other labels but am still waiting for someone 
who actually owns the Harmony 78 to play it and tell me if it is electric or 
not.

Don C., I'm counting on you on this one!

Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Kaufman's Pagan Love Song on LP


> On 5/27/2011 2:33 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> My LPs are in various nooks and crannies and I'm unable to locate my set 
>> of
>> that old Columbia LP warhorse set   "The Original Sounds of the 
>> Twenties,"
>> but maybe one of you can provide me with the info.
>>
>> One cut on the thing is a wonderful electric recording of Irving Kaufman
>> singing Pagan Love Song.   As I recall,  the notes in the booklet state 
>> that
>> it's from an 800- or 900-series Harmony.
>
> Yes, Irving Kaufman on Harmony 936-H, mx 148644-2. Recorded NYC, May 28,
> 1929.
>> If memory serves,  some years ago I found the Kaufman  Harmony and it was
>> the typical acoustic recording of the era...not the version on the LP.
>>
>> Just the other day I got Romeo 979 by Kaufman (as "Harry Smith") of Pagan
>> Love Song...and I swear that this is the version which is on the LP set!
>
> This one's from Pathe/Perfect - recorded NYC, c. June 1929. Various
> tsakes appear on Pathe,
> Perfect, Cameo, Romeo, Banner, Domino, Regal, Challenge and, in the UK,
> on Imperial 2167.
>> Can anyone confirm,  deny,  belittle,  or congatulate me on my suspicion 
>> and
>> conclusion?
>>
>> BTW,  the "Harry Smith" from this era of "Is It A Sin" has a tremendous 
>> jazz
>> group backing up Irving...there are at least two very different takes on
>> Romeo and Cameo,   and maybe a third version on Perfect (under K's real
>> name).
>>
>>
>> Thanks from
>>
>> Taylor
>>
>>
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