[78-L] Down Beat Western & Gospel Series

[Glenn Longwell]

I did a search on Billboard and found a spiritual record review for Down Beat 401 by the Sally Martin Singers.  Sides are Get Away Jordan b/w Jesus, I Love You.  It's in the September 13, 1952 issue.  Also under the spiritual review in the same issue is Swing Time 309 with Sister Foster on one side and Rev. O.P. Smith on the other (if I'm reading it correctly).  Trying to find a Down Beat 402 I come up empty.
Scan of 3002-A here:http://hillbilly-researcher.blogspot.com/2011/01/down-beat-western-series.html
Can't find anything else on this series in Billboard.
Glenn

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--- On Mon, 3/25/13, Han Enderman <jcenderman at solcon.nl> wrote:

From: Han Enderman <jcenderman at solcon.nl>
Subject: [78-L] Down Beat Western & Gospel Series
To: "78-L" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Monday, March 25, 2013, 11:53 AM

The Californian "Down Beat" label (1947?-1949) issued a very small and rare "Western Series"
(as mentioned on the label).
I have a scan of 3002-B Jack Pitts: Ernest Tubbs Talking Blues.
How large was this 3000 series and when was it released?

There was also a possibly even smaller 400 series, pres. intended for gospel
(though the word gospel or spiritual is not on the label).
I have a scan of 401-B by The Sally Martin Singers.
Same question: How large was this 400 series and when was it released?

I assume that both series are from the beginning of the Down Beat label.
All other issues of the label are in the 100 series (100-230), which includes gospel
but no western.