[78-L] Early Columbia Labels & Sizes

[Sam Hopper]

Hi Mike

 No. The Confederacy was not the last 78rpm set.

 A Star is Born was the last 78rpm 'album' set released under the Masterworks label/series but used the "BM" prefix.
 There is some dispute about what constitutes the 'last' 78rpm Masterworks album as the C series is considered by some to be part of the M series even though they are different series. If you believe this then there were many more issues up to and including the mid 1950s. Some 'masterworks' issues were released on C and then added to the M series and visa versa! Personally - I don't consider the "C" series to be part of the "M" series. My discography reflects this.

 Then there are the "special" releases which - although appear in the Masterworks section of catalogues are not necessarily considered part of the masterwork series ?!?!?!

 The last recording card which features a 78rpm "album" pressing in the Masterworks collection at the Sony Archives is "A STAR IS BORN" - so, I've stopped the discography at this recording although the Confederacy is the last album with the standard "MM" prefix. (MM-1111)
 A Star is Born uses a "BM" prefix.

 But I am waiting to be corrected..... :)


 SOME DETAILS ON A STAR IS BORN
 It was a 10 inch set containing 5 records (10 sides)
 It was also concurrently released as EP and LP
 The 78rpm numbers are: 8005 - 8009
 Recorded during 1953 and 1954
 Featuring:

 [Judy Garland in performance from the sound track of the Transcona Enterprises, Inc. production distributed by Warner Bros.]
 Judy Garland (soprano); Ray Heindorf conducting (Unknown) Orchestra
 SAM


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Biel
Sent: 04/03/12 04:17 AM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Early Columbia Labels & Sizes

 On 4/1/2012 1:39 AM, Sam Hopper wrote: > Mike, > > My complete Columbia Masterworks discography (for M,X,OP,S,J and D series) lists the Confederacy as following. > Hope this helps. > > BTW, my discography now covers over 780 pages... > > Sam It's been a while since I've visited your discography. So is THIS now the final Masterworks M set? (First it was the Godfrey Peter and the Wolf, then Kismet.) Was The Union issued on 78s? On 3/31/2012 11:37 PM, Glenn Longwell wrote: > I'm out here somewhere. > The Confederacy set is a 4 record 78rpm set. It's the complete 10 song set with 32 page booklet. Most of what I've seen of this set is on LP so was fortunate to find this. I'm not sure if the Union set came out on 78. I did look for a little while but never found it. I seem to recall the Union set was done second so perhaps they only did it on LP with poor 78rpm sales of The Confederacy set. I do have the Union set but its an LP set that I found at Goodwill. > As I mentioned before, this was a strange decision to not just use the same fancy 12-inch album for the 78s as the LPs. With only four discs, eight sides, the side timings must be fairly long with fine grooving. What is the average time length? The probably could have fit it on three 78s. Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com > > > *THE CONFEDERACY *(Richard Bales) > > * > General Lee's grand march * > All quiet along the Potomac tonight * > The bonnie blue flag * > Lorena * > The yellow rose of Texas * > Somebody's darling * > We all went down to New Orleans for Bales * > General Robert E. Lee's farewell order to the army of northern Virginia, Appomatox Courthouse, Virginia, April 10, 1865 * > The conquered banner * > Dixie's land, with quickstep and interlude, Year of jubilo > Florence Kopleff (mezzo-soprano); Thomas Pyle (baritone); Rev. Edmund Jennings Lee (narrator); Richard Bales conducting National Gallery Orchestra; Cantata Choir, Lutheran Church of the Reformation > 8 Sides., (10 inch) *Set M-1111 *(Also on LP SL 220) >> Also released as EP microgroove [Set A-1111) >> Not released in Manual Format > MM 4818-M - 4821-M > EP 7-2028 - 7-2031 > Recorded: National Gallery of Art; Washington D.C. > Producer: Goddard Lieberson > Released: 16 April 1956