[78-L] Here's a weird one

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Sep 11 12:15:02 PDT 2011


It wouldn't be in Rust..definitely not a dance record. I wonder how many of 
these got out and if a proper pressing of the Ukrainian Orchestra exists?

dl

On 9/11/2011 3:11 PM, Don Chichester wrote:
>
> I checked BDB by Rust; not Mantovani.
>
> Don
>
>
>> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:07:47 -0400
>> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Here's a weird one
>>
>> 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:
>>>
>>>
>>> Carl BARRITEAU and his Orch.
>>>
>>> Don Chichester
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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).
>>>>
>>>> Weird!
>>>>
>>>> dl
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