[78-L] Gala: different label styles, is it the same company?
Royal Pemberton
ampex354 at gmail.com
Thu Nov 15 20:27:20 PST 2012
I wonder how it was that the original Fiskanas which were RCA Victor custom
recordings were released with Victor's catalogue numbers as they stood in
the 12" pop series at the time (there is a Fiskana 36099 but not also a
Victor 36099 for example) and not given their own numerical series (as
they'd not be listed or mentioned in Victor's own catalogues, obviously)?
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 3:43 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:
> On 11/15/2012 10:23 PM, David Lewis wrote:
> >
> > All of the Dwight Fiske Galas, as far as I've been able to tell, were
> sourced from Fiskana records of the early 1930s. Oddly, the originalsdon't
> sound a great deal better than the Gala dubs in a lot of cases. Greg
> Fernandez has a 10" Dwight Fiske LP on Gala. This was certainly minted by
> Jubilee, showing that they used the Gala name afterthey acquired the
> company, at least for a time.
> >
> > Uncle Dave Lewis
> > uncledavelewis at hotmail.com
>
>
>
> A lot of Fiskanas were dubbed onto Gala and have the same numbers (i.e.
> "099"
> is derived from Fiskana 36099) but there were a lot of newer recordings on
> Gala
> as well as remakes of the older titles. I have two Fiske lps..Gala 100,
> which
> might be a Jubilee product and which lists 3 other albums on the back
> cover as
> well as 4 by Charley Drew, 2 by Nan Blakstone and one by Willie Howard
> (not one
> of which I've ever run across in my life), and Monarch 206 which is likely
> new
> material.
>
> Here's the 78 list from the Blue Pages.
>
> (JGB2282) Ida, The Wayward Sturgeon (Dwight Fiske) FISKANA
> unnumbered
> (JGB2283) Clarissa the Flea (Dwight Fiske)
> FISKANA
> unnumbered
> --New York City, RCA Victor studio 2, Oct. 20, 1933.
> (CS 78260-1) Two Horses and a Debutante FISKANA unissued
> (CS 78261-1) Mrs. Pettibone FISKANA unissued
> --New York City, RCA Victor studio 2, Oct. 26, 1933. 12-inch sides. All
> Victor
> sessions produced by Allen Ray. All Gala issues are dubs.
> (CS 78260-2) Two Horses and a Debutante FISKANA 36099-B,
> (Dwight Fiske) GALA 099
> (CS 78261-2) Mrs. Pettibone FISKANA 36099-A,
> (Dwight Fiske) GALA 099
> (CS 78283-1) Ida The Wayward Sturgeon FISKANA 36100-B,
> (Dwight Fiske)
> GALA 100
> --RCA Victor studio 2, Nov. 27, 1933. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 78284-4) Clarissa the Flea FISKANA
> 36100-A,
> (Dwight Fiske)
> GALA 100
> (CS 78534-2) Tilley the Pure White Leghorn FISKANA 36108-A,
> (Dwight Fiske)
> GALA 108
> --RCA Victor studio 1, Jan. 3, 1934. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 81141-1) Adam and Eve (Dwight Fiske) FISKANA 36103-B,
> GALA 103
> (CS 81143-1) Mr. Webster FISKANA 36167-A,
>
> GALA 167
> (CS 78533-2) Anthony and Cleopatra FISKANA 36103-A,
> (Dwight Fiske)
> GALA 103
> --RCA Victor studio 2, Jan. 23, 1934. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 81142-2) Wing Toy and Ky Fy FISKANA 36108-B, GALA 108
>
> --RCA Victor studio 2, Mar. 28, 1934. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 81096-2) Africa Whispers (Dwight Fiske) FISKANA 36135-B
> (CS 81098-2) Kitty Malibu FISKANA 36122-A
> (CS 81097-3) Irving Levy FISKANA 36122-B
> --RCA Victor studio 2, Aug. 29, 1934. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 84067-1) Columbus and Isabella (Dwight Fiske) FISKANA 36135-A
> (CS 84068-1) Week-End FISKANA 36134-A, GALA 134
>
> (CS 84069-1) Vera Young FISKANA 36134-B, GALA 134
> (CS 81143-2, 2A, 3, 3A) Mr. Webster unissued
> Note: Victor files show that takes 2 and 2A of 81143 were processed so
> tests were almost certainly pressed but only the results of the original
> session on Jan. 3, 1934 were issued.
> --RCA Victor studio 2, Jan. 11, 1935. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 87296-1A) Mr. Seven FISKANA 36162-B, GALA 162
> (CS 87297-1) The Colonel's Tropical Bird FISKANA 36162-A, GALA
> 162
>
>
> --RCA Victor studio 3, Apr. 18, 1935. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 89286-1 & 2) Molly O'Toole, The Fan Dancer FISKANA 36167-B
> --RCA Victor studio 3, Sept. 19, 1935.
> (CS 95119-1) The King and the Queen FISKANA 36173-A, GALA 173
> (CS 95120-1) Last Cure FISKANA 36173-B, GALA 173
> --RCA Victor studio 3, Nov. 6, 1935. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 98039-1) Venus and Adonis FISKANA unissued
> (CS 98040-1) We Live at the Everglades Club FISKANA 36177-B
> --RCA Victor studio 2, Nov. 19, 1935. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 98039-2) Venus and Adonis FISKANA 36177-A
> -- RCA Victor studio 3, Jan. 10, 1936. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 98630-1) Coney Island Honeymoon FISKANA 36179-B
> (CS 98631-1) Uncle Tom's Cabana FISKANA 36179-A
> Note: In 1941 Fiske lost a libel suit to one Philip Pratt of the Pratt
> Institute over "Coney Island Honeymoon."
> --RCA Victor studio , May 27, 1936. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 101874-1) The Happy Couple FISKANA 36182-A
> (CS 101875-1) Paul and Virginia (Dwight Fiske) FISKANA 36182-B
> --HMV studios, London July 20, 1936. Label at right indicates a major
> difference between the products of a major label and those of
> bush-leaguers:
> quality control. Victor caught the mixed up title before production and
> saved a
> copy in its files.
> (2EA 3745-1) Why Should Penguins Fly? (Dwight Fiske) FISKANA
> 36187-A, GALA 187
> (2EA 3746-1) Mediterranean Folly (Dwight Fiske)
> FISKANA
> 36187-B, GALA 187
> --RCA Victor studio 3, Mar. 29, 1937. 12-inch sides.
> (CS 06470-1) Town and Country Boy unissued
> (CS 06471-1, 2, 2A) Puss In the Corner unissued
> (CS 06472-1) Mickey Finn FISKANA 36203-A
> (CS 06473-1) The Fourteenth Wedding Anniversary FISKANA 36203-B
>
> Note: Victor files show that take 2 of CS 06471 was processed so tests
> were almost certainly made.
> --A most unlikely event occurred on March 30, 1937 when Fiske recorded a
> four-part children's story titled "Beet-Top and his Friends", the result
> was
> not released.
> --unnumbered set titled Dwight Fiske Presents," World Broadcasting studios
> New
> York City July, 1939. 12-inch sides.
> (WXP24901A) The Toast of Calcutta LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-264
> (WXP24902A) Oh Evening Star LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-265
> (WXP24903A) Thank You for Coming LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-264
> Note: Some copies read "Thank You for Calling"
> (WXP24904A) From Titles to Tales LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-266
> (WXP24905A) His Excellency LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-267
> (WXP24906A) Souvenir of the Fair LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-265
> (WXP24907A) Havana Night LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-266
> (WXP24900A#2) Town and Country Boy LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP L-267
> --The following have curiously wide outer margins suggesting that a
> portable
> recorder with an undersized turntable was used. New York City ca. 1945.
> 12-inch
> sides.
> Pogey Brown GALA 188-A
> The Censored Letter (Dwight Fiske) GALA 188-B
> Dr. Cinnamon (Dwight Fiske) GALA 189-A
> The Hair of the Wolf (Dwight Fiske) GALA 189-B
> Spring in Rhode Island GALA 191-A
> Putzy Gold GALA 191-B
> -- Gala replaced the 12-inch dubs of 1930's masters with 10-inch remakes
> in the
> mid-1940's, sometimes keeping the old 12-inch release number, sometimes
> substituting new titles, all liberally sprinkled with alternate takes. New
> York
> City, ca. 1946.
> Mrs. Pettibone (Dwight Fiske) GALA 099-2A, 3A
> Two Horses and a Debutante (Dwight Fiske) GALA 099-1B, 2B, 3B
> Clarissa the Flea (Dwight Fiske) GALA 100A
> Ida The Wayward Sturgeon (Dwight Fiske) GALA 100B
> Tilley the Pure White Leghorn (Dwight Fiske) GALA 108-A, 1A, 3A
> Wing Toy and Ky Fy (Dwight Fiske) GALA 108-2A, 3A
> Week-End (Dwight Fiske) GALA 134
> Vera Young (Dwight Fiske) GALA 134
> Adam and Eve GALA 162-1B
> The Colonel's Tropical Bird (Dwight Fiske) GALA 162-2A
> Mickey Finn (Dwight Fiske) GALA 167-2B
> Mr. Webster (Dwight Fiske) GALA 167-2A
> Bella the Belle Of the Beltline GALA 187 A
> Why Should Penguins Fly GALA 187 B
> The King and Queen (Dwight Fiske) GALA 188-A
> The Censored Letter (Dwight Fiske) GALA 188-3B
> The Captain's Leave (Dwight Fiske) GALA 190-A, 1A, 2A
> Mr. Green (Dwight Fiske) GALA 190-B, 2B, 3B
> Major Teakwood GALA 192 A
> 14th Wedding Anniversary GALA 192 B
> Stella The Mouse GALA 193 A
> Everglades Club GALA 193 B
> All Out Annie GALA 194-1A
> Mrs. Trapp GALA 194-1B
> Puss In the Corner GALA 195-A, 1A
> Irving Levy GALA 195-B, 1B
> Seaman Dinwiddie Comes Home GALA 196-1A, -3A
> Pomona the Deer GALA 196-1B, -3B
> Anthony and Cleopatra GALA 197-A
> Columbus and Isabella GALA 197-B
> --Author and playwright Dawn Powell collaborated with Fiske on several
> routines
> during the 1930's and '40's. She dedicated her book "Turn, Magic Wheel" to
> Fiske and her diary refers to Fiske several times. Fiske, in turn,
> dedicated
> “Why Should Penguins Fly” to her.
> Afghan Serenade (Lyric by Dawn Powell) GALA 198 A-3
> Case 142 (Lyric by Dawn Powell) GALA 198 B-1, B-3
> Uncle Tom's Cabana GALA 199 A, A-2, A-3
> The Happy Couple GALA 199 B, B-1, B-3
> --New York City, late 1947.
> Oh Evening Star GALA 200 A-1
> Thank You for Coming GALA 200 B-1
> Souvenir of the Fair GALA 201 A, A-1
> Havana Night GALA 201 B, B-1
> Lucrezia Borgia GALA 202 A-1
> Mary and Fred GALA 202 B-1
> Morning GALA 203 A
> Salome GALA 203 B
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