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

[Royal Pemberton]

I have 'Rollin' down the river' from that session and its flip 'There's a
wah-wah gal in Agua Caliente' on my YouTube channel (PerisphereRec).
'Wah-wah' is 150523-1, recorded 23 May 1930, the last acoustic Columbia
matrix.

On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Ryan Barna <ryansrecords1 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> To set the record straight about Taylor's question a few days ago...
>
> I have the Velvet Tone issue of "Pagan Love Song" (Kaufman solo) and it is
> indeed an ACOUSTIC recording. I also own the band vocal he does on Harmony
> and it is also acoustic. I've owned the Columbia LP for years and was always
> puzzled about it, because the notes says it's from a Harmony but the track
> is clearly electric. Kaufman also recorded it electrically on Columbia as
> "Frank Harris" but never heard the disc to confirm. Now that Taylor has
> mentioned it, it seems to be more likely the Pathe/Cameo recording because
> of the deep bass sound it has. Ever notice?
>
> Something else that was asked -- when did Harmony begin using electrical
> recordings? I don't know the answer to this either, but I can tell you the
> LATEST acoustic Harmony I've heard: "The Moonlight Reminds Me of You" by the
> California Ramblers ("Golden Gate Orch.") mx. 150477-2, 4/17/1930, Harmony
> 1152-H.
>
> And something else that I've found frustrating with Harmony -- I've looked
> at the Columbia cards myself and the Harmony matrix numbers are always
> prefixed with an "H," for both acoustic and electric recordings, and the
> cards don't specify either one. I have plenty of Harmony electrics that
> don't have "W" printed in the runout, and they're still documented on the
> cards (and test pressings) with an "H." Brian Rust did not leave these
> details out intentionally in the 3rd volume of the Columbia master books,
> they're just not documented period.
>
> I know it took a while to respond, I'm just so behind in my own work that I
> don't have much time for participation.
>
> -Ryan Barna
> www.facebook.com/Phonostalgia
>
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