[78-L] Swing Classics

[J. E. Knox]

Greetings from FixitLand!

agp wrote in reply to my missive:

>> I don't have a listing here at work, and it would take some time to
>> build one. They do indeed exist on RCA Victor...two that come to mind
>> are RCA Victor 20-2086 and 20-2087 by Louis Armstrong.
>
> I'm looking at Steve Abrams listings (http://www.78discography.com/)
> and he shows 20-2086 as The Letter Marked Unclaimed b/w Baby Doll by
> the Sons of the Pioneers. He does agree on 20-2087, though showing
>
> 20-2087A LOUIS ARMSTRONG and his Dixieland Seven Do You Know What It
> Means to Miss NEW ORLEANS D6VB2192 - - 10/17/46 Lou Alter - Eddy
> DeLange "New Orleans"
> 20-2087B LOUIS ARMSTRONG and his Orch ENDIE D6VB2190 - - 10/17/46 Lou
> Alter - Eddy DeLange "New Orleans

My bad! Chalk that one up to a brain-fart, crossed eyes and any other  
excuse I can think of. The Armstrongs in question are 20-2087 and  
20-2088. 20-2086 is indeed by the Sons of the Pioneers.

> Over at Glenn Longwell's site there is an RCA Victor Swing Classic of
> Tommy Dorsey - Boogie Woogie on RCA Victor 20-1715
>
> http://majesticrecord.com/labelsvictor.htm

Right...that was reissued with an RCA Victor Swing Classic label. The  
original issue of 20-1715-B is a Victor Swing Classic (with a  
"monogram," or the RCA meatball, at the bottom of the label). 20-1715- 
A, however, is NOT a SC. In addition, "Boogie Woogie" is reissued  
from Victor 26054-A, itself a Swing Classic issue. But the third  
issue of "Boogie Woogie," in Set P-163 (20-2005-A), does not have a  
SC label.

Take care,


Joe
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