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09 Apr 01 - 12:00 AM (#436130) Subject: Inconsiderate Record Companies From: John Hindsill Having been away for sevaral days I missed taking part in the discussions regarding the Kingston Trio and the Gateway Singers.
With respect to the chronology of the Gateways, it is the fault of the record companies that makes dating difficult. Many, (Elektra, Capitol, Decca come to mind) did not date the recordings on the jacket or the disc (except perhaps in a code), thus we must rely on our memories, or some clue in the liner notes, or in the patter of the recording (i.e. reference to an event) to narrow the chronolgy. Think of it as discography archaeolgy.
Thankfully, in the CD re-releases, the packager has access to original production and release information, and often includes it...but I'm not aware of Gateway CDs. As to the Kingstons, they deserve a place in the pantheon, if only because so many of us developed our awareness of folk music from their work.---John
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09 Apr 01 - 10:28 AM (#436351) Subject: RE: Inconsiderate Record Companies From: ray bucknell Discography archaeology, I like that term. Does anyone know WHY the record companies didn't put dates on the records or jackets during the Fifties and into the Sixties? I can't think of a good reason, but obviously somebody did at the time. I'd appreciate being enlightened on this subject. Ray |
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09 Apr 01 - 12:07 PM (#436427) Subject: RE: Inconsiderate Record Companies From: paddymac My guess (sheer speculation) as to not dating records is that they likely hit different markets in different time windows, and a dated product would identify it as an "old" release in a market crying out for "new" stuff. I imagine that most records were pressed in small batches, at least initially, to avoid the cost of over-production. The market place might not have been considered as too receptive of later pressings. Of course, "collectors" today would likely pay more for a record with an authenicated production or release date, but that probably wasn't a concern then. |