[78-L] Columbia & Gennett - was: Triangle 11290

[David Lennick]

Acoustical was used by Victor in its catalogs in regard to its undubbed Caruso 
records. (By the way, I initially looked in a 1921 catalog by mistake and 
wondered why there were no stars and no double-sided Carusos..and then noticed 
in the bio that he was under contract till 1934.)


dl



On 9/6/2017 7:56 PM, Darrell Lehman wrote:
> Ia "acousticals" the proper... grammar?  Or should they be referred to
> as "acoustics"... ?
>
> David Lennick wrote:
>> For that matter, look in the "Royal Blue" catalog (1934 I think)..lots of the
>> 7000 Educational series Columbias still in print, and they were acousticals.
>>
>> dl
>>
>>
>> On 9/6/2017 7:46 PM, Malcolm wrote:
>>> I agree!
>>> Malcolm
>>>
>>> *******
>>>
>>> On 9/6/2017 9:16 AM, David Lennick wrote:
>>>> Simple..educational recordings were played on wind-ups and who'd really care?
>>>> It would be Ginn keeping them in print until they were re-recorded (if they were).
>>>>
>>>> dl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/6/2017 2:17 PM, Rodger J. Holtin wrote:
>>>>> Help me understand why in the name of Electrobeamic Vival-Tonalism why
>>>>> Columbia - or anyone else - would continue to press acoustic masters,
>>>>> especially of classical music, once the electrics came along; particularly
>>>>> masters from a second-string outfit like Gennett.
>>>>>
>>>>> There's gotta be a good story here somewhere.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 10:19 PM, David Lennick <
>>>>> dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The only connection I can think of between Gennett and Columbia is the Ginn
>>>>>> Music Appreciation Series. Gennett did the acoustical original recordings
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> Columbia did the electricals, but Columbia re-pressed Gennetts that were
>>>>>> still
>>>>>> being kept in print.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/31/2017 11:16 PM, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
>>>>>>> On 8/31/2017 11:52 AM, Malcolm wrote:
>>>>>>>> I cannot play it because all I have are the label scans.
>>>>>>>> I will have to dig out my hard copy of the Paramount master lists (c.
>>>>>>>> 1950 - Record Research associate Walter C. Allen) and check for what I
>>>>>>>> can find there, if anything. Still, I can't see Paramount cutting a deal
>>>>>>>> to release a Victor record on their label(s). But stranger things have
>>>>>>>> happened. I have seen evidence that Gennett contracted with Columbia to
>>>>>>>> release one or two of their masters, for reasons as yet unknown.
>>>>>>>> Maybe checking the UCSB Victor database might help?
>>>>>>>> Malcolm
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The record we are concerned with was obviously a moonlight job. The
>>>>>>> Victor was a ""gems" from the comedy opera and this one is of a lullaby
>>>>>>> (not the tune's name).
>>>>>>>
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