David Lennick wrote:
> As far as I know the Boston Pops recorded Gaite Parisienne 3 times: on
> 78s in 1947, on LP in 1954 and again in 1958. The 1954 version was LM
> 1817 (mono of course) and per the Fiedler discography I have, it was
> reissued in mono and stereo on Victrola VIC/VICS 1012. The 1947
> version seems to have been issued on 45s (ERB 13) minus side 7 (which
> appeared later on ERB 82).
>
> Here's the question..was the version issued in 1958 on Camden CAL 438
> the 1947 one or the 1954 one? The sound is pretty mediocre, although
> not as atrocious as most of those 50s Camden "Fidelity Plus" wobbly
> transfers of 78s. (I know, I know, they got the Beethoven 7th right.
> That's about the only one.)
>
> dl
>
That would be the 1947 one.
Stan Punzel
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