[78-L] New book marks Columbia's 125th birthday

[Royal Pemberton]

And isn't the green label Columbia ('Flying home' by Benny Goodman
Sextet--the US red label issue was on 36721) a Spartan pressing?

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Ryan Barna <ryansrecords1 at hotmail.com>wrote:

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> ALREADY!!! I clicked on the link, and ALREADY saw an error-and-a-half on
> the front cover. "Crazy Blues" and "Aggravatin' Papa" were not recorded by
> Columbia. They were recorded by the General Phonograph Corporation, which
> Columbia did not purchase until 1926. Even though Columbia may own the
> rights to the Okeh recordings, they had no involvement in recording the
> masters, or producing the discs prior to '26, and should be omitted from
> the cover as not to mislead readers. I recommend something more relevant,
> like a Columbia client brand such as Harmony by either Kate Smith, Rudy
> Vallee, or Annette Hanshaw, or even a late 1920s Okeh by Louis Armstrong,
> since Columbia was involved with their production by that time. (Columbia
> and Okeh shared the same Union Square studio, and also pressed Okeh's
> discs.) Didn't anyone else notice this? (Should I still not judge a book by
> its cover?) I never heard of Sean Wilentz. I did a quick search on him and
> learned that he writes a lot on Bob D
>  ylan and the rock era, plus other non-music related subjects. Very, very
> few writers and historians are able to crossover from modern day music to
> thoroughly researching the earliest commercial sound recordings, which I've
> realized over the years, takes a lot of extra time, attention, and
> specialized consultation from others well-versed in the field. (My
> particular specialty is in sound recordings prior to 1929, and you will not
> see me voluntarily write about Dylan, the Rolling Stones, or the Beatles
> because I know I don't possess the knowledge and expertise to do them
> justice; I'm leaving those to their actual experts.) I would feel more
> comfortable if Tim Brooks wrote the first third of Columbia's history for
> the book, then Sean and perhaps some other modern-day music experts can
> write about rock 'n' roll as much as they feel suitable for book sales. I
> don't need another book for my local library (not my personal) that I find
> completely useless in quoting from, or using as
>   a dependable resource. (I know some of you don't care about this, but
> just one minor cosmetic detail on the cover -- try and find a "Magic Notes"
> label without a needle scratch on it, there's probably still thousands of
> examples out there. Just saying.) Ryan Barna
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