[78-L] Here's a weird one

[David Lennick]

Thanks..I'd put the book back on the shelf before typing the message. The 
mystery side is the adjacent matrix number, which sounds like a concert 
orchestra like Mantovani's.

dl

On 9/11/2011 3:04 PM, Don Chichester wrote:
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> Carl BARRITEAU and his Orch.
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> Don Chichester
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>> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:20:46 -0400
>> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
>> To: 78-L at 78online.com
>> Subject: [78-L] Here's a weird one
>>
>> For some years I've had an English Decca 78, M-532, labelled RHAPSODY OF JEWISH
>> FOLK MELODIES, Parts 1&  2, identified as by the UKRAINIAN STATE ENSEMBLE OF
>> JEWISH FOLK MUSIC, Conductor: FAINTUCH. Obviously I never played it until
>> today. Imagine my surprise when I heard, on the first side, lush music by a
>> theatre type orchestra, and all tunes by Fritz Kreisler. Even more surprising
>> was a swinging version of "Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't". Kreisler was Jewish,
>> Louis Jordan..jury still out. Matrix numbers on label and in dead wax are the
>> same except that the prefixes are RR 8637/8 on the label and DR 8637/8 on the
>> disc. So..somebody goofed major here!
>>
>> A side is DR 8637-2, medley of Fritz Kreisler tunes, no idea who plays.
>> B side is DR 8638-2, Is You Is or Is You Ain't..Carl Barenteau&  His Orchestra
>> (got this from Rust-Forbes).
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>> Weird!
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>> dl