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Emerson Records:
A History and Discography

The Complete 10" & 12" Issues (1919 – 1927)

 

Data compiled by William R. Bryant
Edited and annotated by Allan Sutton
  

The first and only complete, professionally researched discography of these long-neglected 78 records. Data are from first-hand inspection of the original discs and catalogs by Bill Bryant and members of the Record Research associates, newly expanded and updated by ARSC Lifetime Achievement Award winner Allan Sutton. This volume includes:

Details for all 10" and 12" Emerson records, including the popular, standard, race-record, classical, operatic, and ethnic series.
Conveniently arranged by catalog number, with master and issued-take numbers (including masters licensed from other companies) shown for each record
  All corresponding subsidiary- and client-label issues, U.S. and foreign (Bell, Medallion, Symphonola, Banner, Regal, Oriole, Grey Gull et al., National Music Lovers, and numerous others), including verbatim label credits, exact take numbers, false master numbers and controls, etc., for each label
  Numerous corrections to outdated or less rigorously researched discographies (Jazz Records, American Dance Bands, etc.) based on first-hand visual inspection and synchronized aural comparison of the original discs - no guesswork masquerading as "fact"!
   Accompanists, directors, band vocalists, artist pseudonyms, and song retitlings Confirmed release dates and estimated recording dates (or actual recording dates when verifiable from reliable primary-source documents, such as the Ed Kirkeby logs)
   Composer and show credits, interpolated songs, and medley contents
   Illustrated historical introduction, with corporate genealogy chart and user's guide
   Artist, supporting artist, and title indexes

7" x 10" quality paperback • 360 total pages • Illustrated
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WILLIAM R. BRYANT is the author or co-author of the Emerson, Pathé, Arto-Bell, Leeds & Catlin, American Record Company, International Record Company, and other award-winning discographies published by Mainspring Press. His extensive collection of discographical data and primary-source research materials, which includes the Record Research associates' former holdings, is now a part of the Mainspring Press archives.

ALLAN SUTTON is the author of numerous books and articles on early sound recordings, including Race Records and the American Recording Industry, 1919–1945; American Record Labels and Companies: An Encyclopedia, 1891–1943; A Phonograph in Every Home; and Recording the ’Twenties. He is the recipient of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections' 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award.

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“Significant contributions to discographic research.”
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