[78-L] circus music on 78 rpm

[Ray Kilcoyne]

The tracks of that Bozo set are for sale in mp3 download form from the 
iTunes store for 99 cents each.
Or get the same thing from Amazon for only 89 cents each.
RayK
>
From: David Lennick
The Merry Andrew album does indeed contain the Bozo set.
>
>Michael Biel wrote:
>
> I believe that there were one or two companies which specialized in
> circus music but unfortunately, especially during our blizzard, I am not
> in a position to go and find where all the ones I have are.  In our town
> there was a man who created a miniature circus and was also a 78
> collector.  Years ago I bought his records and there was a wooden
> carrying case with over 25 78s of circus music for his display.  Some of
> them might have been from the effects libraries -- and I was familiar
> with all of those labels -- but I remember some were from a label or two
> I had not seen before.
>
> Perhaps the Circus Museum in Sarasota, Fla could help you.  And thinking
> of this reminded me that our good friend, the late Fred Williams, often
> spent some time down there playing with their bands.  Since he had THE
> outstanding band collection, perhaps David Seubert at U.C. Santa Barbara
> might have a lead on the circus band records that Fred must have had in
> his collection.  That is where his records went.
>
> One side of the Capitol LP of the film music of Danny Kaye's "Merry
> Andrew" was circus music which might have been the same Billy May album
> that David Lennick mentioned.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [78-L] circus music on 78 rpm
> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid>
>
> Also worth checking (but not generally available to the public) are the
> Sound
> Effects libraries like Standard and SpeedyQ and Major. I think Major had
> a
> whole lp of calliope music which might also have been on 78s.
>
> On 2/16/2015 10:49 AM, David Lennick wrote:
>>
>> There was also a great Billy May Capitol album issued on all 3 speeds, 
>> "Bozo's
>> Circus Band".
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 2/16/2015 10:43 AM, Ray Kilcoyne wrote:
>>>
>>> The famous circus theme is called ENTRANCE OF THE GLADIATORS, written in
>>> 1897.
>>> 78 collectors should be able to identify many version of this march.
>>> Browsing I found one by Art Hinett on Bluebird B11174 and Montgomery 
>>> Ward
>>> M-8399.
>>> Red Nichols and his Five Pennies did it on a Snader Telescription. Not 
>>> sure
>>> if it was ever on 78. It is on youTube.
>>> It is on the soundtrack of the 1941 film, "Dumbo". Not sure if it was on
>>> 78.
>>> ENTRANCE OF THE GLADIATORS is sometimes known as ENTRY OF THE GLADIATORS 
>>> and
>>> THUNDER AND BLAZES.
>>> Another favorite circus march is BARNUM AND BAILEY'S FAVORITE. It was
>>> recorded by the Cities Service Band of America with Paul Lavalle on a 
>>> 1951
>>> RCA Victor 10" album, "America's Favorite Marches", LPM 3022. It was 
>>> also
>>> released as a single 45, RCA Victor 47-4157, so perhaps on 78 also.
>>> RayK
>>>>
>>> From: Maria Fletcher
>>> Hello listers
>>> I am seeking information on circus music that may have been recorded 
>>> onto
>>> 78rpm.
>>> Can anyone guide me?
>
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