[78-L] How to Date Columbia Stellar Quartette

[Michael Biel]

I was hoping that Tim would enter into this discussion.  This
post-dating and numbering of masters -- if the contemporary information
about the earlier public playing of the recordings can be confirmed --
would show that it IS possible that Columbia had shelved and then later
numbered and issued their Original Dixieland Jass Band recordings. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  


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Subject: Re: [78-L] How to Date Columbia Stellar Quartette
From: Tim Brooks <tbroo2 at yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, July 22, 2012 2:18 pm
To: "78-l at klickitat.78online.com" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>

Regarding Columbia A5569 (mxs 36944/36945), "Stand Up for Jesus" by
Andrea Sarto and "Our King Is Marching On" by the CSQ, this is indeed a
rare record. There is apparently nothing about it in the Columbia files
(Brian Rust compiled this part of the Columbia Master Book from
microfilms of the files), nothing in the Chmura lists, and nothing in
Columbia Dealer Numerical Lists of the time. Neither Bill Bryant nor I
ever located a copy either, which is why it is not in the CMB. 

If there is a reference to it being played in January 1914 I would agree
that it likely was assigned these matrix and "issue" numbers well after
the fact - probably around May 1914, which is where these numbers would
fall in numerical sequence. Columbia did that sort of thing from time to
time. There's no way to know exactly when it was recorded, however.  -
Tim Brooks
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