[78-L] [ARSCLIST] Coral - Signature Rhapsody in Blue Paul Whiteman Earl Wild

[Thomas Stern]

Coral was formed by Decca in 1948
interesting bit in Billboard - 
Billboard Aug 28, 1954
"Coral Develops Real Independent Status"
  http://tinyurl.com/q8cbjdx

THANKS Davids W and L !!!
Cheers, Thomas.

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Earl Wild

Wasn't Coral connected with U.S. Decca, the Kapps?

-- Tom Fine

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Subject: [ARSCLIST] Coral - Signature Rhapsody in Blue Paul Whiteman Earl
Wild


> Can anyone provide background information of the
> 
> relation between Signature Records (78 label started/headed by
> 
> Bob Thiele) and Coral (which reissued some Signature material)
> 
> whose A&R man was Thiele. ???
> 
> Can anyone confirm that the 1946 RHAPSODY IN BLUE (Signature GP-1) with
Earl
> Wild and Paul Whiteman is the recording used
> 
> on CORAL CRL 57021 issued in 1955  OR that this was a new
> 
> recording ?????
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Best wishes, Thomas.
> 
>