[78-L] ethnic recordings

[Malcolm - Venerable Music]

Hey Mal - As far as I know, nothing has been done post WWII. I use the 
Spottswood set Ethnic Music on Records quite often, but it can be 
frustrating as it only lists recordings made in the US, which leaves lots of 
holes.
I've recently been (especially) into Greek records and have the hardest time 
finding information on them, pre & post-war. It does seem like there are 
many more reissues of ethnic 78s then there used to be. It's part of what 
has helped me to discover how great some of this music is.
I just purchased the To What Strange Place 3-disc set on Tompkins Square 
(Amazon Link here - http://tinyurl.com/6hx9npy). Got it in yesterday & have 
already listened to every disc twice - highly recommended! The set is very 
well done & the notes are nice even though they do not contain the names or 
numbers of the original records (I know, along with others here, I'm 
probably one of the few who would care for such information).

It sure would be nice to have some of the other styles of ethnic records get 
the same "Rockwell" treatment as Hawaiian has - ha!
Malcolm in GA

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Malcolm Rockwell
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 1:06 PM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: [78-L] ethnic recordings

With the glut of American indie record companies popping up after WW2,
more than a few were geared toward ethnic communities within the US.  Is
there anyone besides the Arhoolie Foundation doing research on American
manufactured ethnic labels, especially the  post WW2 companies? I'd be
especially  interested in seeing info on East Coast labels. Seems like a
rich field for tapping, discographically (or labellographically) speaking.
Mal
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