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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

October: Featured Classical Music

Special Offer:
20% discount on ALL BOOKS offered in our Catalogue – through 1 November, including these indispensable Mainspring Press titles:


The American Stage Performers Discography

Latest Release — Now in Stock!

THE AMERICAN STAGE
PERFORMERS DISCOGRAPHY

Actors, Vaudevillians, and Musical Comedy Stars (Vol. 1: 1891–1932)

Allan Sutton

Detailed bio-discographies of more than 460 stars, from legitimate theater to vaudeville and burlesque. Covers over 10,000 cylinders, 78s, radio transcriptions, and synchronized soundtrack discs.


B0123. The American STAGE PERFORMERS Discography, Vol. I (1891 – 1932),
Actors, Vaudevillians, and Musical Comedy Stars, by Allan Sutton. Denver, CO, Mainspring Press, 2007. 430pp. Detailed bio-discographies of more than 460 stars, from legitimate theater to vaudeville and burlesque. Covers over 10,000 cylinders, 78s, radio transcriptions, and synchronized soundtrack discs. Indices. $74.90

Volume I (1891–1932) draws on original recording files, trade-press and newspaper articles, and other primary-source documents to provide the most comprehensive bio-discography of early stage stars to date. Features include: Listings of all known 78s and cylinders (including private issues, tests, and unissued masters); radio transcriptions; and synchronized soundtrack discs. Full discographic information, including recording dates and locations, matrix and take numbers, catalog numbers, accompanists, and pseudonyms. Detailed capsule biographies of all performers, listing show credits with theaters and opening dates; film and radio credits; career histories, and other significant facts. Title and show / film indices.

- Mainsprimg Press

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The Victor Red Seal Discography

THE VICTOR RED SEAL DISCOGRAPHY

Volume II: Double-Sided Series to 1930

John R. Bolig

Also available: Volume I — Single-Sided Series


B0080. The Victor Red Seal Discography, Vol. I - (Single-Sided Series, 1903 - 1925), by John R. Bolig. Denver, CO, Mainspring Press, 2004. 448pp. Indices; Bibliography; Exhaustive Discography; Photos of labels & artists. Includes issues from imported masters that do not appear in previous Victor discographies. Data include ‘master’ and ‘take’ numbers; recording dates; release dates and duration in catalogues; credited and uncredited accompanists; export, club, and cancelled issues; couplings, dubbings, and reissues in 78 format; and other fine discographic detail (e.g. double-sided issue numbers, foreign issue numbers, private issue numbers, etc.). Conveniently arranged by catalogue number, with artist, title, and coupling indices. $75.00

“For anyone with Victor Red Seal single-sided records in his or her collection, or with an interest in the issues in North America of HMV artists or in Europe of Victor artists, this volume is self-recommending….To say that this first volume of The Victor Red Seal Discography is essential reading seems almost redundant. It’s simply a ‘must-have’ reference for the individual collector, discographer and institutional librarian….setting new standards in discographical research.”

- Barry R. Ashpole, THE RECORD COLLECTOR, 2004

B0117. The Victor Red Seal Discography, Vol. II - (Double-Sided Series, to 1930), by John R. Bolig. Denver, CO, Mainspring Press, 2006. 604pp. Indices; Bibliography; Exhaustive Discography. Includes issues from imported masters that do not appear in previous Victor discographies. Data include ‘master’ and ‘take’ numbers; recording dates; release dates and duration in catalogues; credited and uncredited accompanists; export, club, and cancelled issues; dubbings and reissues in 78 format; and other fine discographic detail (e.g. foreign issue numbers, private issue numbers, etc.). Conveniently arranged by catalogue number, with artist and title indices, and records released as Sets in Album. $75.00

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The Victor Discography

THE VICTOR DISCOGRAPHY

Green, Blue and Purple Label Series 1909-1926

John R. Bolig


B0105. The Victor Discography - Green, Blue and Purple Labels (1909-1927), by John R. Bolig. Denver, CO, Mainspring Press, 2006. 268pp. Indices; Bibliography; Exhaustive Discography; Photos of labels & artists. Data for all green-label, blue-label and purple-label records, including cancelled issues, export releases, and pressings from imported masters. Complete discographic
detail from the Victor and Gramophone Company files and catalogs, carefully checked against the original records. Recording dates and locations; release dates and duration in catalog; master and ‘take’ numbers; corresponding couplings, reissues, and foreign releases; accompanists and conductors, and more. Organization by catalog number, with an introductory history, plus artist
and title indices. $55.00

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Caruso Records

CARUSO RECORDS

A History and Discography

John R. Bolig


B0045. (CARUSO) John R. Bolig. Caruso Records – A History and Discography. Denver, CO, Mainspring Press, 2002. 206pp. Indices; Bibliography; Exhaustive Discography; 32 elaborate color photos of various labels; DJ. $49.90