The American Decca classical would have been in their "Odeon" series. What I would like to see,is a complete discography of all gold label classical Brunswicks,as well as the Brunswick/Polydor series of the 30s. Roger ________________________________ From: Steven C. Barr <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 7:29:37 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Victor and Columbia New Records brochures 1938-1942/Classical From: "Michael Biel" <[log in to unmask]> > Michael Biel wrote: > >> Decca has been thoroughly documented by Michel Ruppli in his published > >> discography set, although I do recall there being one sector of > classical > >> releases of imported masters that I wasn't able to find. > On 8/14/2010 3:29 AM, Michel RUPPLI wrote: >> Michael has well reported on going work on Columbia and Victor labels, as well >>as my past work on Decca label*** >> *** Mike: all Decca imports were included in my Decca Discography - Vol. 5 >>pages 631-736. > Point beingt that the Decca(US) ledgers still exist (I'm not sure in their entirety?!). And, yes, Decca(US) DID make arrangements (or use pre- 1946 matrices?!) to create a series intended to compete with Victor's "Red Seal" series(ses) and its Columbia equivalent...?! There WERE 20***/25*** Deccas, which drew from the above series; these series ended c.1935-36, when Decca realized there was more money to be made in non-classical trcordings...! Steven C. Barr > Does it include issues in catalog number series 20000 and 25000? This came up >in March on the 78-L because I only have your volume 6 -- the numerical catalog >number index -- while David Lennick has the whole set. He brought this up, I >assume while referring to Vol 5. He mentions a 10-inch 20000 and 12-inch 25000 >Decca Odeon-Parlophone series which also used some English Decca masters. >Volume 6 shows these numbers only being reused for a short-lived Plays series >(Death of a Salesman and The Council) and a popular Special Series >respectively. The ones he was talking about were: > >>>>> ...cheap red label classical and some Ethnic. "Sounds of >>>>> the Orient" (exact title?) was in that series. Handel's Concerti Grossi >>nos. >>>>> 1-3 conducted by Boyd Neel were on 25655/67, Walton's Symphony was on >>>>25600/5, >>>>> a couple of Betove's records were in the 20000s. No albums provided. >>Several >>>>> of these and the 10-inch 20000 series were still in the 1943 catalog. > > I replied: >>>> The 1941 POPULAR catalog shows the 20000 and >>>> 25000 series in the price list on the inside front cover but doesn't >>>> list them in the catalog, along with most of the ethnic series such as >>>> Irish, Mexican, Scotch, Race, West Indian, and Hill Billy. Except for a >>>> few of these that are numbered in the regular popular series -- mostly >>>> for inclusion in an album -- those are in separate catalogs. > > I also mentioned several other numerical series numbers which had been reused >and both are included in your book, such as the two K- children's series and the >two 29000 series. > > Lennick also noted: > >>>>> Ruppli also didn't list any of the Decca custom matrix numbers >>>>> used for Commodore, Keynote and private labels in the early 40s >>>>> ..maddening, since he did list some that were used in the 30s >>>>> for Liberty Music Shops. > > While we are at it, I found a few items in the preface to Vol 6 that need >correction: > >> "After the war, a new peak in activity occurred. Decca purchased >> material from the Signature lanel and started reissuing vintage material >> from Brunswick, using a revised Brunswick logo." > > I'm not sure of the date of Signature material, but the Brunswick series began >during the 1942 strike,in response to the Columbia reissues Avakian was doing. >Didn't Milt Gabler do these? You then mention Coral and Vocalion as being >started at the same time (after the war) but since Brunswick reissues had >started in 1942, this is wrong. Besides. these labels came about quite a bit >after the war, closer to 1950. > > But the biggest error is this: > "In the meantime, Jack Kapp, who had headed the label since the > beginning, resigned to form his own company and produce recordings under > the Kapp label (not included in this set)." > > Jack Kapp DIED suddenly on March 28, 1949 at the age of 48. His brother DAVE >Kapp was the one who resigned a few years later and formed Kapp Records in 1954. > > Relative small, but nagging problems, is such a great work! > > Mike [log in to unmask] >