[78-L] TAC Records [was Beatrice Kay]

[David Lennick]

Keynote 504 combines the Kay side with Tony Kraber's "Old Paint", from their 
own album. Matrix is a Decca client #, 76558A. Theme 101 is pressed from the 
same parts, but on terrible shellac. TAC originals were pressed by whoever did 
Musicraft in the late 30s, and their masters were usually recorded (horribly) 
at WMGM, whose equipment was even worse than Melotone, if that's possible. 
(Melotone "Your Portrait in Sound" Studios on Central Park West, not ARC's 
Melotone, although their output was pretty rotten as well till the CBS takeover.)

dl

On 3/18/2013 10:33 AM, Han Enderman wrote:
> I have 2 label images of TAC 1-B, Michael Loring: Joe Hill.
> At bottom "Musicraft GM-430", the Musicraft mx.nr.
> This title is also on Keynote K 503, which says on label: From "T.A.C.".
> I have no scans of the reverse on TAC/Keynote, titled "Abe Lincoln".
> (see  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.smor.19380520/default.html)
>
> Below the mx are a number and a small logo which I can't read.
> On one scan the number is 317, at left of this small logo.
> On the other scan it is 292, at right of the logo.
> What is the meaning of these 6 o'clock numbers?
>
> A bad scan of 2-A/B is similar, with 317 at right, and unreadable Musicraft numbers.
> But Thomas reported GM-482 for the B.Kay side.
> (GM-499 K is on Musicraft 223-A by Lead Belly, NYC 1 Apr 1939).
> This may date the Kay side as early 1939 (?).
> LoC says about CABARET TAC [musical show]: June Havoc, with Albert Arkus, piano: "Swing TAC" / Beatrice Kay, with Arkus, piano: "Picket Line Priscilla" (TAC Records 2).
> Also Tony Kraber: "Old Paint" (Keynote K-504).
> An overview is at:
> http://www.keepingscore.x10.mx/cabarettac.html
>
> All TAC labels state "Series A".
> Were there other series and were there more than 2 issues in series A?
>
> han enderman
> ===
>>>> [78-L] Beatrice Kay was PIP Records (LP) NOT Pickwick- info wanted
>
> Beatrice Kay's first issued recording - one track issued by TAC c.1938, reissued by THEME.
> TAC Records 2
> THEME 101-A
>   GM  482 PICKET-LINE PRISCILLA (Saul Aarons, Mike Stratton)
>   Beatrice Kay, vocal
>   Albert Arkus, piano
> ---
> The TAC disc was also on Keynote.
> dl
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