[78-L] Marian Anderson

Fri Sep 27 09:31:33 PDT 2013

Apparently there is a mixing up of the mxs of the first 2 titles, 11749/50.
Assuming that the Artiphon release = matrix numbers supplied by Rainer Lotz 
are correct, then Masterpiece 8432 has the correct mxs
(Masterpiece 8432B Sometimes... shows mx 11749-2)
(but are those Oberstein reissues dubs?).

Heav'n Heav'n has following mxs ON THE LABELS:
11749 - Davis DA-26-1, Joe Davis 8900-A, Belvox 503-A
11750 - Masterpiece 8532-A, Remington-Morse 13517-A
Reverses, as far as seen, have the other nr.

Rem-Morse 13517-B is Sometimes..., as expected.
I have not seen Davis 8900 (can it be confirmed?), but have a picture of 
Joe Davis 8900-A.
On Joe Davis & Belvox the exact title is "Heav'n, Heav'n", with comma. 
Is Belvox a later label?

I assume Sonata is the Swedish label.
Sonora here is also Swedish; I have bad scans of "Himmel Himmel!", 
mx ...50, on 2034, and of ..49 on the reverse (also with Swedish title).
(there was also an US Sonora 2000 series; my highest image is 2027 by Roy Smeck).

Sonora 166 is not clear to me. What is a Sonora 100 series?

han enderman
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>>> Marian Anderson's 1930 Berlin recordings for ARTIPHON were reissued
on a number of 78rpm labels, including flexible Phonycord,
Belvox (was this a US label ??), Joe DAVIS, and Masterpiece.

There appear to be 7 masters - were they all issued by Artiphon, what was on the
other side of the odd matrix ??

The issue numbers for DAVIS appear to be an album number-side - is that correct?  
What are the ones I've missed ??
Was there any MASTERPIECE issue other than 8532 ??
Any other 78 releases ??

LISTING:

11749  Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
                Artiphon D-11749  Phonycord P94  BELVOX 503-B  DAVIS 26->? MASTERPIECE 8532B
11750  Heav'n Heav'n                                               
                Artiphon          Phonycord P-94 BELVOX 503-A  DAVIS       MASTERPIECE 8532A
11767  Air De Lia. L'enfant Prodiguez-Debussy          
                ARTIPHON 11767    Phonycord P-112
11768  Air des Adieux (Tschaikovsky) Jeanne D'Arc      
                ARTIPHON 11768                   BELVOX 505-A  DAVIS 26-5
11769  O Mio Fernando Part 1 
                Artiphon                         BELVOX 504-A  DAVIS 26-3
11770    Part 2  (La Favorita-Donizetti)
                Artiphon                         BELVOX 504-B  DAVIS 26-4
11771  O Love from Thy Power (Saint-Saens) Sampson and Delilah                               
                Artiphon         Phonycord P-112 BELVOX 505-B  DAVIS 26-8

THANKS!
Best wishes, Thomas.
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One thing I remember (don't have the discs here to inspect) is that Masterpiece 
reversed the matrix numbers. And a few of the Davis sides appear to be master 
pressings. I don't know if the Phonycord has dubbed sides, but it's slightly 
smaller than ten-inch (and the quality is excellent on it). Blue vinyl. 
I've only seen one Belvox.
dl
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Also, Belvox was an Oberstein label. It might mean that the 3 discs were sold 
as a set. And I had only Phonycord P112 (didn't know about P94).

Here's what was the most up-to-date info on these sides when I did a Marian 
Anderson CD 9 years ago (I didn't list any of the other labels, just first issues).

1.  Heav'n Heav'n (Traditional, arr. H. T. Burleigh)
     with William King, piano
     Artiphon D 11749, mx 11749; c. October 1930, Berlin (2:52)
2.  Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless  Child (Traditional, arr. Lawrence Brown)
     with William King, piano
     Artiphon D 11750, mx 11750; c. October 1930, Berlin (3:35)
3.  L'Enfant Prodigue: Air de Lia: Pourquoi M'as-tu Quittée? (Debussy-Guimand)
     with orchestra; in French
     Artiphon D 11767, mx 11767; c. November 1930, Berlin (3:49)
4.  Jeanne d'Arc: Adieu Forêts (Tchaikovsky)
     with orchestra; in French
     Artiphon D 11768, mx 11768; c. November 1930, Berlin (3:41)
5.  Samson et Dalila: Amour Viens Aider (O Love From Thy Powers) (Saint-Saens)
     with orchestra
     Artiphon D 11771, mx 11771; c. November 1930, Berlin (3:33)
6.  La Favorita: O Mio Fernando (Donizetti)
     with orchestra; in Italian
     Artiphon D 11769/70, mx 11769/70; c. November 1930, Berlin (6:12)
dl
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[NOTE: 
Lotz section copied from 78-L archive, which accounts for the confused lay-out]

The discography is rather complicated. My files show the following. 
But there is certainly room for a lot of improvement and clarificatiosn
(R.Lotz)

*Marian Anderson, W. King, piano*

*Marian Anderson mit grossem Orchester -- am Flügel: William King*

*ARTIPHON*

*Berlin,ca Oktober 1930*

11749Sometimes I feel like a motherless childArtiphon D.11749/50, 
Phonycord 677,

SpiritualP.94, Sonora 2034, 166, Belvox 503B,

Bearbeitung: Lawrence BrownSonata 10, Remington-Morse ?

Concertone 318, Royale 1765,

Davis DA.26-1/2, 8900, Ultra P.1504°,

Masterpiece 8532B, Royale 1765

NOTE: Masterpiece 8432B shows mx 11749-2

11750Heaven, Heaven (Heav'n! Heav'n!)Artiphon D.11750/49, Artiphone F.1006,

SpiritualPhonycord 677, P.94, Royale 1765,

Bearbeitung: Harry BurleighMasterpiece 8532A, Sonora 2034, 166,

Sonata 10, Remington-Morse ?

Concertone 318, Davis DA.26-2/1, 8900,

Belvox 503A, Ultra P.1504°,

Music Hall MHT.2013, 2016

NOTE: rev Music Hall by Jan Peerce

**

*Marian Anderson (Contralto) With Orchestra *(Royale)**

*M. Anderson con accompagn. d'orchestra *[?sic]**

*Marian Anderson mit grossem Orchester *[Blüthner-Orchester, Dirigent: 
Helmuth Thierfelder]**

*ARTIPHON*

*Berlin,ca Oktober/November 1930*

11767Azraël, pourquoi m'as-tu quittée?Artiphon D.11767/68,

Air de Lia a. d. Oper "L'enfant prodigue"Phonycord 677, 679, P.112,

M: Claude Debussy, L.57

T: Edouard Guinand

11768Adieu forêtsArtiphon D.11768/67, 11768/71,

Air des adieux a. d. Oper "Orleanskaya Deva"["Jeanne d'Arc"]Phonycord 
679, 683, Belvox 505A,

M+T: Pjotr TschaikowskyRoyale 1764, Davis DA.26-5/6

NOTE: Belvox 505 shows mx 11768-2

11769O mio Fernando, 1.TeilArtiphon D.11769/70, Phonycord 681,

Air de Léonor a. d. Oper "La favorite", III/11Royale 1763, Davis DA.26-3/4,

M: Gaëtano DonizettiBelvox 504°

T: Alphonse Royer, G. Vaëz, A. Eugène Scribe

11770O mio Fernando, 2.TeilArtiphon D.1170/69, Phonycord 681,

Air de Léonor a. d. Oper "La favorite", III/11Royale 1763, Davis DA.26-4/3,

M: Gaëtano DonizettiBelvox 504B

T: Alphonse Royer, G. Vaëz, A. Eugène Scribe

11771O love from thy pow's [Amour, viens aider]Artiphon D.11771/68, 
Empire 81*,

[P 152*][Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix ]Phonycord P.152,

Scène de Dalia a. d. Oper "Samson et Dalia", II/1Royale 1764, Davis 
DA.26-6/5

M: Camille Saint-Saëns

T: Ferdinand Lemaire)

NOTE: Belvox 505 shows mx 11771-2

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