[78-L] circus music on 78 rpm

[David Lennick]

My dad used "Lassus Trombone" from that set as a theme on the CBC. Swiped my 45 
of it, too. (I got it back.)

dl

On 2/16/2015 3:35 PM, Ray Kilcoyne wrote:
>
> 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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