[78-L] Nations Forum Records

[Michael Biel]

On 9/6/2011 10:40 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
>
> http://www.radiogoldindex.com/cgi-local/p2.cgi?ProgramName=Nation's+Forum

Ah, dear old J. David Goldin (no relation to David Goldenberg).  This 
listing is just what he was able to download off of the Library of 
Congress listing I already referred to.  You will notice the four takes 
of the Coolidge Law and Order, and the mention of take numbers -- the 
only info that LC gives in the listings ...
>
> The producer of the series was GUY GOLTERMAN - there are a number of web articles about him.

... other than mentioning Golterman as the producer.

>
> Steve - Please add me to list for the Nation's Forum listing.
>
> IIRC, Columbia was going to issue an LP(s) of these - when Miles Kreuger was producing reissues.
> If anyone is in contact with him, he might have a list of the proposed album content, and know what masters, stampers or pressings were held by Columbia.....
>
> Best wishes, Thomas.
>

Just saw Miles on TV yesterday.  He was one of the interviewees on 
Turner Classics'  "Mogols and Movie Stars".  Miles does not qualify for 
either category!!  But he was interesting.  Sam Brylawski was the most 
recent person in contact with Miles when his Victor project recently 
rescued the Victor Movie Book Ledger from one of Miles' kitchen cabinets 
and photographed it.


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of Donna Halper
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:10 PM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Nations Forum Records
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> On 9/6/2011 8:39 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
>> In Donna's original message which I reposted, she mentioned that the
>> numbers of the Coolidge recordings  shown in the Jordan Marsh ad are
>> "Law and Order" (#61) and "Equal Rights" (#58).
>>
> The ad that appeared in the Boston Herald on 13 April 1925 listed a
> number of titles that were on sale for 25 cents.  They included Henry
> Cabot Lodge, "League of Nations" (48); Franklin D. Roosevelt (who seems
> to be the only Democrat in the bunch), "Americanism" (70); and several
> by Warren G. Harding (the late) including "Association of Nations" (67)
> and "Readjustment" (69).  I was mainly trying to ascertain if these were
> part of a series of political speeches decided upon by the folks at
> Nation's Forum, or if the topics were chosen by the political figure
> giving the speech.

Again quoting from the Library of Congress web site: 
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/nfhtml/nfcol.html
" The 1919-1920 series was devoted mostly to postwar issues and the 1920 
presidential election. Recordings in this series were released at a rate 
of two per month, one Republican and one Democrat."

If the remainder list seems to be top heavy with Republicans, perhaps 
the Democrats' recordings sold better!!!

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com