PSEUDONYMS ON AMERICAN RECORDS 1892-1942 (THIRD EXPANDED & REVISED EDITION) - ALIASES ON 78-RPM RECORDS, CYLINDERS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS

The ONE essential book for all vintage-record collectors!

  Pseudonyms on American
Records, 1892–1942

Third Revised & Expanded Edition

By Allan Sutton

More than 6,200 aliases unmasked on over 17,000 records
 

496 total pages
6" x 9" hardcover (Cloth hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-9852004-9-7

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Since 1990, Pseudonyms on American Records has been helping advanced collectors spot the hidden treasures. Now it's back, in a fully revised and expanded edition featuring almost seventy additional pages of artist aliases. In addition, all entries from the previous editions have been carefully re-examined, and revised when needed, in light of newly acquired documents and data.

This latest edition unmasks more than 6,200 disguised singers, instrumentalists, dance bands, and other groups on over 17,000 cylinders, 78s, and transcriptions. All genres are covered, from classical and grand opera to jazz, blues, and country music — including, for the first time, American-produced ethnic and export recordings.

An important new feature is the addition of source citations for every entry, so you'll know where each ID originated — whether from the original recording files or other primary-source archival materials, from correlation with corresponding non-pseudonymous issues, from aural evidence, or based upon reports from trusted secondary sources. (And also shows you those instances where some older sources, like "Jazz Records 1897-1942" or "The American Dance Band Discography" went off-the-tracks!)

Also included are a complete cross-reference listing by artists' names; recording artists’ birth, legal, and / or married names; historical introduction; and user’s guide.

Allan Sutton is the author of numerous books and articles on early recordings, including American Record Labels and Companies: An Encyclopedia, A Phonograph in Every Home, and Recording the ’Twenties. He is the 2013 recipient of the ' Lifetime Achievement Award. Visit Mainspring Press' website & blog for free articles on vintage cylinders and 78 records
       
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