Big Band - Small Band

  A long playing 78 rpm. Of what vintage is this? What type of needle does it require?

# posted by Fred Freud @ 7:10 p.m. 0 comments

  On Jubilee 5152 (The Four Tunes), the two sides appear to be recorded roughly consecutively (matrices: JB-1-308=3 & JB-1-309=2). With running times of 2:11 and 2:15, there is the same amount of run off at the end of each side.

  However, on the later side there are three times the grooves used to cover the same distance. Why? Does this reflect a change of engineers or a change of equipment?

  Could it possibly relate to the tempo of the tune? A longer run off would equal a longer pause after a slow song, for example.

  I've included some images of a similar Guy Lombardo disc, but these two sides were recorded a couple of years apart, and on different sides of the continent.

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  On one side of my copy of Columbia A-3390 (Mary Stafford & her Jazz Band), there is a heavy scoring on the label, spiralling right to the spindle hole. Is this a runaway run off? Does anyone else have it on their copy? The scoring is raised, but it's hard to tell if it goes thru the label from the surface, or if it is under the label, as in a production error.

# posted by Fred Freud @ 10:25 a.m. 0 comments

  These record sleeves come from mismatched records. Is it possible to date the sleeves based on the reference to OPA ceiling prices? Can anyone provide a North American who is not an American with some background?

  The sleeves are Majestic, Okeh, Columbia & Columbia.

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# posted by Fred Freud @ 12:43 p.m. 0 comments

  I'm guessing that this recording is from the early 1930's, since the label claims it is an electrical recording and not an acoustic one.

  Can anyone provide me with a rough translation of the text?

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# posted by Fred Freud @ 12:40 p.m. 0 comments

  In one of life's uglier ironies, the "Record Collector" has stickered over half the label on these six sides. Can anyone tell me what make these English records are?

  Also, which Kilburn is the location for this organ?

Sidney Torch:

• Piping hot, No. 1 (Cat# F.7576-A, Mx DR.4740=1)
  
• Piping hot, No. 1, cont'd (Cat# F.7576-B, Mx DR.4741=2)
  
• The breeze and I (Cat# F.7646-A, Mx DR.5051=1)
  
• Begin the beguine (Cat# F.7646-B, Mx DR.5052=2)
  
• Torch parade, No. 4 (Cat# F.7866-A, Mx DR.5693=1)
  
• Torch parade, No. 4, cont'd (Cat# F.7866-B, Mx DR.5694=1)

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# posted by Fred Freud @ 9:55 a.m. 1 comments

  Yes, it's nonsense / novelty, but there still has to be a right answer.

  My Quality copy of "Click-Clack" (1958) lists Dickey Doo as co-author, however BMI lists "Dicky Doo". Which spelling is correct? (I've even heard of a "Richard A Doo" in connection with the group.)

  It is commonly understood that this is a pseudonym for Gerry Granahan, who was working for the Swan label covertly. However, BMI doesn't reveal the author's identity. It appears to infer that Dickey is both Gerry Granahan AND Dave Alldred, the rock and roll drummer, because they list Dicky Doo as co-author on several of Alldred's tunes prior to his connection with Granahan. (The BMI database could surely stand some more transparency.)

  The "Lee" and "Grant" (generals?) who are co-credited on "Click-clack" should be Aaron Schroeder and Jerry J Grant, respectively.

  See the BMI entry: http://tinyurl.com/mhupy7

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  To prove the music gods can be merciful, the group lasted long enough to move from Swan Records to United Artists and re-record their hit in a Mod version as "Click-clack sixty-five".

# posted by Fred Freud @ 8:51 a.m. 0 comments