[78-L] Canadian, American, like what's the difference eh?

[Harold Aherne]

Did records like the Ben Selvin "Dardanella" and the Paul Whiteman "Whispering" ever have a Berliner Gram-o-phone pressing? The 1919-21 period was perhaps when the 216000 series was at its peak in terms of monthly issues and sales, and various writings on the subject have suggested that Victor was unhappy that so many of its issues were being ignored by Berliner in favour of the latter's own recordings of the same tunes, and that this contributed to Berliner's full absorption by Victor in 1924. 

Prior to becoming exclusive to Victor in 1920, Billy Murray and Henry Burr had many sessions in Montreal--I wonder if their contracts with Victor were partly a reaction to them cutting masters for Victor's quasi-sibling/quasi-rival in Canada?

-HA

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On Mon, 11/4/13, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [78-L] Canadian, American, like what's the difference eh?
 To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
 Date: Monday, November 4, 2013, 7:52 AM
 
 The Canadian operation pressed many
 of the important recordings but also tried 
 to replace many with their own versions in the 216xxx
 series. I never saw a US 
 Victor in the flesh till I began serious collecting in the
 early 60s, other 
 than the odd one someone had brought up on a trip. Columbias
 were a different 
 story, looked almost identical. Brunswicks said made in
 Canada but the labels 
 were virtually identical (not forgetting the earliest
 Vertical ones which were 
 pressed only in Canada).
 
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