Re: [ARSCLIST] Bell Tone Trio on Kentucky Records info. sought.

[David Lewis <davlew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The appearance of the label might be similar to King, and it is possible
that very early in its history that the Gateway label was pressed by King.
Most of the Gateways I've seen are QCA products. In addition to King there
were two other Cincinnati companies manufacturing records in the 1950s -
Queen City Album and Rite Records. Both were originally part of the same
company, called Queen City Album - QCA made jackets and Rite pressed
records. Eventually QCA got its own pressing setup and then separated from
Rite. You might see a faint "QCA" symbol in the runoff, although for some
reason this is not consistent. 
QCA was also responsible for labels such as Big 4 Hits and Worthmore (what a
great name for a budget label!)  

David N. Lewis
Assistant Classical Editor, All Music Guide

"Never treat an audience as customers-always treat them as partners." - Ted
Healy

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 10:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Bell Tone Trio on Kentucky Records info. sought.

The only Gateway I've ever seen is one I picked up recently:
   
  149-A
  Lucky Mambo
Anabacoa Mambo
   
  149-AA
  Paladium Mambo
  Virgin Island Mambo
   
  Pedro Hernandez Orchestra
   
  It was my guess, based on the Cincinnati location and the choice of
font/style for the address in the label info at the bottom that it probably
had something to do with King.  Unfortunately haven't been able to play it
yet, so no report on the music. 
   
  Gene
  
David Lewis <davlew@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  Kentucky was an imprint of Gateway, which was in turn pressed by Queen
City
Album in Cincinnati. Gateway issued a mixture of original recordings and
sound alike records, and had a special line of Christmas records of which
this might have been one, although the Gateway versions had four tracks to a
disc and were credited to "The Roy Cliffs." I have a Rocket Record that is a
release of a Gateway-made sound alike of Elvis Presley's regional hit
"That's All Right" with an original backside - the "A" was also issued on a
four-tracks-to-a-disc Gateway. The singles of this kind, though, do carry
the right name of the artists, whereas pseudonyms are more common on the
sound alikes.
I have a Kentucky that I just recently found; I'm not sure what's on it.
I'll check it and see how the numbers relate to yours. Some of the folks
that recorded for Gateway also worked for WCKY radio in Cincinnati. Your
record was probably made between 1953-1956. 

David N. Lewis
Assistant Classical Editor, All Music Guide

"Never treat an audience as customers-always treat them as partners." - Ted
Healy

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[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of RA Friedman
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 9:54 AM
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Subject: [ARSCLIST] Bell Tone Trio on Kentucky Records info. sought.

Hello:

I'm looking for info. related to this recording: Date? Names of members ot
the Bell Tone Trio? Instruments played? Other discs/titles by this group and
or/ Ed Rolph? General info. about this record company?

Disc info: Kentucky Records, Mfg. by Gateway Records, Cincinnati
Disc# 541/8040
"Silent Night"
Artists: Ed Rolph, Organ
Bell Tone Trio
Fred Holt, Narrator

Any leads would be greatly appreciated.

RA Friedman, Historical Society of Pennsylvania



 
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