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Re: [ARSCLIST] Concertapes - some more history
Tom, you'll have to define "Everest Masters." The 35mm company was one
entity. Acquiring it and adding to it, Mr. Solomon (Bernard, not Seymour, I
believe), built a conglomerate. Various segments were licensed out but I
think he still owns the entire (Everest I and II) catalogs. Others may have
rights, but not exclusively, as far as I can tell.
As to the location of master tapes, that's a separate jungle.
Steve Smolian
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From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 7:25 PM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Concertapes - some more history
I ponied up some money and got copies of the Concertapes folder contents in
the Leonard Sorkin archives at U Wisconsin.
A few highlights:
1. Steve Smolian, right again -- Concertapes was acquired by Seymor
Solomon/Everest, looks like in 1963. Concertapes put out what looks like
it's last brochure in what seems to be early 1963 (brochure #163) and the
same titles were listed in a later Everest brochure, seems to be from late
1963 or early 1964.
2. Company financial statements in 1961-62 show a profitable concern.
There was a payout of stockholder equity to shareholders in late 1962,
taking profits before sale of the company.
3. Concertapes also carried recordings of the "NBC Symphony of the Air,"
which I believe were Toscanini's players after the Maestro left. I wonder
if these were made by David Sarser?
4. Despite listing the "Fine Arts Symphony Orchestra" for some orchestra
recordings -- I think we've discussed this was probably most of the
Chicago Symphony in all but name -- this performer is not listed in any
Concertape catalogs in the file, including one from the mid or late 50's.
The Fine Arts Quartet (Sorkin and 3 other Chicago Symphony string players)
was listed as the artist on a series of tapes.
So, this leads to another question. Were the Concertape masters acquired
by the Canadian company that acquired the Everest classical masters?
-- Tom Fine
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