[78-L] Regal vs Columbia (and Western Swing?)

[David Lennick]

Welcome to chaos. Decca-Decca, Decca-Brunswick, old Brunswick, 30s Brunswick, 
revived 40s Brunswick, the 70s Brunswick with the Chi-Lites, imported EMI lps 
with their logos covered by ODEON paste-overs...the HMV and Victor Nipper were 
the same logo at the beginning, of course.
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/028011-3006.2-e.html

dl

On 11/9/2011 10:38 PM, David London wrote:
> I always did get confused with the different Columbias, Deccas, etc, the
> His Master's Voice Nipper vs the RCA Nipper, and music from one country
> being released in another on totally different labels.
>
> Wish I had more Country Swing now!
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 1:31 PM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:
>
>> Okay, now it makes sense. Regal was like Bluebird, geared for a budget
>> audience, carrying reissues and new material. Regal-Zonophone could also
>> link
>> to Columbia and Victor, from their old affiliations, with curious
>> results..George Formby and Gracie Fields both recorded for RZ, but their
>> Canadian issues appeared on Columbia and Victor respectively.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 11/9/2011 10:24 PM, David London wrote:
>>> The Regal I have is an Australian label, so I guess that means the same
>> as
>>> British (it quotes British patents).  The main number on it is G20413
>> with
>>> a small bracketed (146020) and (146021) on the flip side .
>>>
>>> The youtube video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey6nZLDrJBg Columbia
>>   has
>>> the number 1380-D  and again the same (146020) , so I assume it's exactly
>>> the same recording.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 1:16 PM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm a little confused. Regal was an English label which was the budget
>>>> label
>>>> for UK Columbia (and after the EMI merger, became Regal Zonophone).
>> There
>>>> was
>>>> also an American Regal label in the 20s, no connection to Columbia.
>> What's
>>>> the
>>>> label and number info for the Roy Evans in each case?
>>>>
>>>> Western Swing? Wonderful stuff. Cue Gary Ginell.
>>>>
>>>> dl
>>>>
>>>> On 11/9/2011 9:44 PM, David London wrote:
>>>>> I think I read somewhere that Regal was owned by Columbia, and was a
>>>> budget
>>>>> label.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just came across a Regal label recording of Roy Evan's - Weary
>> Yodelin'
>>>>> Blues (Pts 1&    2).  However I see a youtube video of it on Columbia
>> label
>>>>> when I search.  So did they re-release it on the budget Regal label
>> after
>>>>> initial sales on Columbia label declined?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, I was surprised when I enjoyed this record, as yodelling isn't
>>>>> normally something I like.  A search lead me to this
>>>>> http://www.venerablemusic.com/catalog/TitleDetails.asp?TitleID=10990
>>>> and
>>>>> I learned something completely new about music :) i.e. Western Swing.
>>   I
>>>>> never knew it existed!
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