Re: [ARSCLIST] Concertapes - some more history

[Roger and Allison Kulp <thorenstd124@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here's a question about Everest.How much of their post-Belock output was actually original recordings,and when did they simply become a low-budget regurgitator of other people's material ? What was the lat truly original recording to bear the Everest name ?

                                        Roger

Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 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

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Fine" 
To: 
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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