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

[David Lennick]

If it's Harmony (etc) 895H, Bar Harbor Society Orchestra with "Robert Wood" 
(Irving Kaufman), it was recorded on April 8, 1929, a day that also saw 
sessions by Andy Sannella, Ruth Etting, Ben Selvin, and dance band sides under 
various names (all nominally led by Irving Brodsky) with consecutive matrix 
numbers from 138186 to 148199. The full price Columbia artists alternate with 
the dime store recordings, so I somehow doubt that Columbia would have assigned 
two or three matrix numbers at a time to a studio using the acoustic recorders. 
But I could be wrong. For that matter, Kaufman also recorded Pagan Love Song on 
April 22nd, but according to the Columbia books, only the non-vocal sides from 
that session were issued. And just to further the confusion, Kaufman recorded 
it a third time under his own name on Harmony 896H, May 28 1929, a day that 
also saw full price Columbias by Clarence Williams and Sonny Greer's 
orchestras, so again it seems likely that the electrical equipment was in use.

dl

On 5/28/2011 4:21 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
>
> Just to clarify...you have played a copy of the actual 78 and it is the same
> track which is on the LP?
>
> Thanks from
>
> Taylor
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Humbert"<patrick_humbert at hotmail.com>
> To:<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 1:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Kaufman's Pagan Love Song on LP
>
>
>>
>> There's no doubt, Taylor, it's an electric recording !!
>>
>> Patrick   Humbert
>>
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>>> From: bowiebks at isomedia.com
>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 18:43:53 -0700
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Kaufman's Pagan Love Song on LP
>>>
>>> Thanks,  Patrick.  My questions are two,  and I need someone who has a
>>> copy
>>> of the Harmony to tell me:
>>>
>>> Is the Harmony issue electric as is the record on the LP?
>>>
>>> If it's not the version on the LP,  did they just make a switch and then
>>> used the Romeo version because it sounded better?
>>>
>>> I recall that there are only two non-electric vocals in the set...the
>>> Cliff
>>> Edwards and the Blossom Seeley cuts.
>>>
>>> Thanks from
>>>
>>> Taylor
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Patrick Humbert"<patrick_humbert at hotmail.com>
>>> To:<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 6:38 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Kaufman's Pagan Love Song on LP
>>>
>>>
>>>>
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>>>> I have this recording , he's great but I don't think I have any
>>>> informations, but anyway, you can have a look on my discography of
>>>> Irving
>>>> :
>>>> http://patrickhumbert.com/irvingkaufmandiscography/IK.html
>>>> Cheers, Irving Fan !
>>>>
>>>> Patrick   Humbert
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>> From: bowiebks at isomedia.com
>>>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>>>> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 17:33:08 -0700
>>>>> Subject: [78-L] Kaufman's Pagan Love Song on LP
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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!
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>