[78-L] Al's First Electric

[Bud Black]

Thanks, Harold.

Bud

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On Apr 15, 2014, at 10:46 PM, Harold Aherne <leotolstoy_75 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> [I posted this yesterday, but I never received an email in my 78-L folder and the version at 78online.com stripped off the bottom comments. Whether this has anything to do with the "too many bounced messages" affair, I don't know--but I offer it again.]
> 
> In catalogue order, Jolson's first electric disc would be Brunswick 3013, You Forgot to Remember/Miami, both recorded on 21 December 1925. He had a couple of electric sessions before then that didn't yield any issued masters:
> 
> Thursday, 22 October 1925:
> E16744/45: Nobody But Fanny
> E16746/47: Miami
> 
> Friday, 30 October 1925:
> E16807/08: Miami
> E16809/10: Nobody But Fanny
> 
> Monday, 21 December 1925:
> E17172/73: I'm Sitting on Top of the World (issued on Brunswick 3014)
> E17174/75: You Forgot to Remember (issued on Brunswick 3013)
> E17176/77: You Flew Away from the Nest (issued on Brunswick 3014)
> E17178/79: Miami (issued on Brunswick 3013)
> 
> From 1916 until early 1928, Brunswick assigned a new number to every take recorded. From 1925-31, their electrical masters were preceded by an "E". 
> 
> -HA
> 
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> On Mon, 4/14/14, Bud Black <banjobud at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Subject: [78-L] Al's First Electric
> To: "78-l at klickitat.78online.com" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Monday, April 14, 2014, 11:03 AM
> 
> Okay, I'm sure this question has been
> asked before.  What was Al Jolson's first electrically
> recorded disc?  I have always believed it was "Miami,"
> but I have heard there is some disagreement about this.
> 
> Bud
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