[78-L] Spivey... no not THAT Spivey

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Mon Aug 8 11:39:06 PDT 2011


I have the set on a label like Distinguished or some such arms-length name, but 
distributed by Commodore, and it seems to me later pressings might have had 
Commodore labels. (I have it but it's not unpacked yet, so no scanning.) She 
also did a set for Gala or similar label in the late 40s.

dl

On 8/8/2011 2:32 PM, Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
> I believe so, yes. The titles, especially the "Buffalo" title, rings a
> bell. But I do not remember it as being on Commodore.
> Mal
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> *******
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> On 8/8/2011 8:27 AM, Julian Vein wrote:
>> On 08/08/11 19:23, Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
>>> Okay, I'm stumped!
>>> A while ago I bought an album from the 40s on a minor label by an artist
>>> named Spivey. Not Victoria Spivey, not Sweet Pease Spivey, just Spivey.
>>> Turns out she was a gay, "blue" piano player with a notorious lounge act
>>> in New York that many lads went to see as a rite of passage, sort of. I
>>> cannot find the fool thing. It's hiding somewhere in my collection and
>>> being very elusive.
>>> I've tried Googling "Spivey" and "lounge act" and "New York 1940" all to
>>> no avail.
>>> I could use a scan of the cover and the notes on the inside cover if
>>> anyone has this item.
>>> Meanwhile I'll keep searching.
>>> Mal "aaaaaargh!" Rockwell
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>> Was it this set on Commodore?
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>> I Brought Culture To Buffalo In The 90's
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>>         Julian Vein
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