Re: [ARSCLIST] Soviet Recordings - MK

[Punto <punto@xxxxxxxx>]

Where in the scheme of things does MK (Mezhdurodnaya Kniga?) fit in? I 
have seen a number of discs on this label, but don't know if it is 
related in some way to Melodiya or not. I think I saw some that were MK 
- Artia and there was some western label or labels that licensed MK 
material.

I am finding that this thread is stoking my nostalgia. I used to haunt 
the Four Continents and treasure those LPs housed in thin, flimsy, 
unglossy cardboard which even had a distinctive vegetative odor that 
they emitted (anyone else ever notice this or is it just me?). I 
snatched up discs devoted to Levko Kolodub and Murad Kazhlayev and the 
like largely because I couldn't possibly resist the allure of the names 
themselves.

Peter Hirsch

Tom Fine wrote:
> Here's one:
> http://www.musicdirect.com/product/78137
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Natalie Zelensky" 
> <nzelensky@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:09 AM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Soviet Recordings
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to gather information on the early distribution of Soviet 
> recordings in the US.
>
> 1.  What was the first recording of Soviet songs that was released in 
> the US? (year?; label? contents?)
>
> 2.  I also am trying to find more information regarding subsequent 
> distribution of recordings of Soviet songs in the US.  (Labels?; 
> History?; Would the companies simply copy from eachother and resell 
> under their respective labels?).  Based on my research in American and 
> Russian-American papers, it appears that Stinson and the "Am-Rus Music 
> Corporation" were the first distributors of these records - is this 
> true?  Does anyone know anything else about this "Am-Rus" company?
>
> 3.  Could anyone tell me more about the "World's Fair" recording.  
> (Year?; Contents?; Performers?).
>
> 4.  Does anyone have any suggestions for sources about early Soviet 
> recordigs in the US?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> N. Zelensky
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