[78-L] Gala: different label styles, is it the same company?
David Lennick
dlennick at sympatico.ca
Thu Nov 15 20:35:56 PST 2012
Didn't Victor record Fiske but decide not to issue the records under its own label?
dl
On 11/15/2012 11:27 PM, Royal Pemberton wrote:
> 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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