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Re: [ARSCLIST] Eric Coates on Parlophone



Indeed, but the Parlophone LP is clearly a much later recording. Coates recorded for HMV and English Columbia in the 20s and 30s, and Decca/London in the late 40s and early 50s. US Decca issued this disc as DL 4039, probably in 1954. It is definitely not the same as the 1930s English Columbia recordings of the same works (London and London Again Suites).

dl

Nigel Barrett wrote:
EMI issued a great comilation of the original 78's mostly recorded in the
early 30's ,a few years back-Although the dates are not given and the
compilation includes the rarely heard Saxophone Rhapsody,EMI at
Hayes,dropping them a letter to the Archivist would receive the info you
want David .Will check if the dates are in the sleeve notes.I thought of
Coates recently and the 50th anniversary of his death and to think he was
once Beecham's viola player c.1917 ! He came a long way !
NIGEL BARRETT IN BANGKOK


On 12/27/07, David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Repeating the question..any thoughts?

David Lennick wrote, Dec. 13:
Can anyone put a date to PARLOPHONE PMD 1004, Eric
Coates conducting the London and London Again Suites? This isn't in any
of my Parlophone catalogues for 1951-54, but this thing sounds as if
it's dubbed from 78 masters..which is odd, since Coates had already
recorded both suites for Columbia. In infinitely better sound, by the
way, with a better orchestra. (Hmm, I just heard a splice go by. That
still doesn't account for all the wow.)

dl






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