[78-L] Marian Anderson

Fri Sep 27 16:05:25 PDT 2013

Don't hold me to this, but some pressings of the Masterpiece issue may be 
correct and some may have reversed matrix numbers. I don't have any of the 
discs handy to check.

dl

On 9/27/2013 6:24 PM, Han Enderman wrote:
> David, I guess the mx.nrs on (Joe) Davis are reversed, and thus correct on
> Masterpiece 8532 [this is the correct nr]
> Then Rainer is right about Artiphon 11749/50.
>
> I assume it is as follows:
> Artiphon 11749/50 has Heav'n&  Sometimes, mx-title connection unconfirmed.
> The Swedish Sonora 2034 has 50 for Himmel (Heaven) and there is no reason
> to doubt the mx.nr on this label. Presumably directly from Germany (who has
> the Artiphon masters?).
> Davis/Joe Davis reversed the mx.nrs and give 49 for Heav'n, as does Belvox.
> Masterpiece&  Remington give 50 again.
>
> han enderman
> ===
>>>>
> As I noted, my copy of the Masterpiece issue (which didn't credit Anderson,
> just read "contralto with piano") reversed the matrix numbers. They were
> correct on Davis, I believe. "Air de Lia" was the lost side (no US 78 issue).
> Belvox pressings look and feel like other Oberstein issues from the early 40s.
> All Obie issues are dubs, at least 3 (maybe 4?) sides in the Davis set appear
> to be master pressings (no lead-in, vintage lead-out, machined numbers).
>
> dl
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Han Enderman
> To: 78-L
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 6:31 PM
> Subject: [78-L] Marian Anderson
>
>
> 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
> ===
>>>> 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.
> ---
> 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
> ---
> 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
> ===
>
> [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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