[78-L] Jack Caiden (was Wesley Smith)

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Wed Oct 3 11:36:39 PDT 2012


Interesting. The copy I have, which I don't recall having played, has a 1943 
date and an ugly yellow label.

dl

On 10/3/2012 2:19 PM, David Weiner wrote:
> The Pearl CD transfer of the Lillian Russell on the NEW YORK STAGE set is
> taken from a test pressing and doesn't have the wow heard on the Caiden
> 78.
>
> Dave Weiner
>
> On 10/3/12 2:15 PM, "L78rpm at aol.com"<L78rpm at aol.com>  wrote:
>
>> There are two dubbings.  One has a slow start.  The turntable is  not up
>> to
>> full speed before the needle hits the groove. The second dubbing  doesn't
>> have this flaw.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 10/2/2012 11:29:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> dlennick at sympatico.ca writes:
>>
>> And  Columbia dubbed and pressed it for him.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 10/2/2012 11:20  PM, L78rpm at aol.com wrote:
>>> Caiden also issued the unpublished Columbia  disc of Lillian Russell's
>> "Come
>>>    Down Ma Evening  Star."
>>>
>>> Paul Charosh
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated  10/2/2012 10:52:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> dlennick at sympatico.ca  writes:
>>>
>>> I  mentioned Caidin but I'm equally befuddled as  to why..okay, it was
>>> in
>>> connection with Rudolph Valentino (Caidin  reissued the Valentino
>>> record,
>>> minus
>>> the mention of the Balky  Bruswick Collander Company).
>>>
>>> Didn't  Musart put out  Slovak and Slavic stuff, a Zinka Milanov set
>> (which
>>> may
>>> have  been reissued by Obie), polkas and the like?
>>>
>>> As for Dario  ..  Soriabout that.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> On 10/2/2012 10:44  PM, S&R Pinsker  wrote:
>>>> Not sure but I think his company  was called "Musart".
>>>>    He was the sales rep for a number  of small, independent
>>>> labels which  then did their own  packing and shipping.
>>>> I knew him in he late   '40s.
>>>> Refresh my memory: Jack Caidin was mentioned here  last
>>>>    week; also a name from my past but I can't place  him.
>>>> Record store in  the east 40's?
>>>>
>>>>   Bob Pinsker, Soria's shipping clerk in a prior   existence.
>>>>


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