Hi David:
I'm not sure who Gart is but his history of Grand Award is wrong. This,
too has a few errors, but is more correct about the timeline:
http://www.enochlight.com/~enochlig/index.php?title=Label_History
The main point is, Grand Award/Command was not sold to ABC until the
mid-60's. Enoch Light then went on to found Project 3, which stayed
active into the 70's.
ABC dropped the "Grand Award" name anywhere on the packaging by the
later mid-60's (original Command records had the copyright date Grand
Award, which was the parent company). I don't think they ever revived
the brand afterwards. MCA bought ABC-Paramount sometime in the 70's (it
might have been the late 60's, that's a date I'm not sure of). There was
a series of Command reissues in the early 70's, usually as discounted
double-albums, and MCA licensed some titles to Pickwick as cheapo
discount-rack products. Then the label was dormant until MCA licensed
some pop titles to Verase Serebande (sp?) for CD reissue in the late
80's or early 90's. Separately, MCA Classics reissued some Command
Classics titles as part of their Double-Decker 2CD series.
-- Tom Fine
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lennick" <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Waldorf - 78 & LP
I have Waldorf 78s..always assumed they were part of the same company,
which if I'm not mistaken was part of Grand Award. Aside from some
3-track-per-side 78s, I have one that has EIGHT tracks per side! Yes,
it's a 78. ROCK 'N' ROLL JAMBOREE, Waldorf Record Corp, BU-3..assorted
covers mostly by Artie Malvin and Enoch Light. Seems to me I have
another one that uses at least one Paul Whiteman track, which they
lifted from a Grand Award LP..might also have one or two of the Wally
Cox sides he did for them.
As an aside, Grand Award inherited the Pilotone label and reissued the
two Erich Leinsdorf albums (including the Deems Taylor commentaries).
I've never found one of these reissues in playable condition.
The whole Grand Award operation was absorbed by ABC Paramount in 1959,
per Gart.
dl
Thomas Stern wrote:
Is the 78rpm WALDORF label, which issued some 6 song 78's the same
company
as the Waldorf-Music Hall early 10" LP label (did they issue 12inchers?)
There are two Ink Spots items currently on eBay, listed as 78rpm EP's
Any detailed information on either/both labels would be welcomed.
Thanks!
Best wishes, Thomas.