[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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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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