[78-L] ARC-Brunswick vocalists

Taylor Bowie bowiebks at isomedia.com
Wed Oct 19 10:13:28 PDT 2011


I have 30 or so of them,   from late'31 into '35 as I recall.  All of the 
ones I have are dance tunes and they all run outside-in.  A lot of great 
stuff,  plenty of Freddy Martin both credited and uncredited.  Couple of 
Nichols sides,  too...Sweet Sue and Oh,  What A Thrill.

Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] ARC-Brunswick vocalists


> How long did ARC make 33rpm Theater Use discs? I came across a batch of 
> these a
> couple of years ago. Only 1 was a dance record, and that one was cracked 
> (still
> interesting, possible Berigan presence). Inside start, same tune both 
> sides.
>
> dl
>
> On 10/19/2011 1:00 PM, Julian Vein wrote:
>> On 19/10/11 17:49, Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>> Julian,  I assume you're speaking of those sessions mostly (?) in 1932 
>>> where
>>> ARC would record a tune one week with a studio band and Paul 
>>> Small...then a
>>> few days later do it again with Dick Robertson or Smith Ballew or Chick 
>>> or
>>> somebody else..
>>>
>>> I don't have too many like that...right now I'm blanking on any titles 
>>> but I
>>> know I have some.
>>>
>>> What is even more mysterious to me are the ones issued for theaters on 
>>> the
>>> special ARC label with the same thing on both sides.  I thought at first
>>> that they would just be instrumental versions of the same record which 
>>> was
>>> released commercially with a vocal.  But I've only found one like 
>>> that...the
>>> rest are from different sessions with different bands and charts.
>>>
>>> Are any of those listed in the new dance band discography?
>>>
>>>
>>> Taylor
>>>
>>> =================
>> Actually, the duplicate titles were usually recorded on the same day.
>> You're right about most being in 1932, although the volume of recordings
>> had abated by 1933. ADBORAF does include the theatre discs, which
>> usually come from separate sessions.
>>
>> I have a few duplicate titles--generally the "other" singers don't
>> interest me--sometimes neither does!
>>
>>        Julian Vein
>
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