I recently saw a partial checklist of 78rpm discs
issued in Canada on the Aurora label (http://settlet.fateback.com/AuroraVic.htm)
and saw an item of particular interest to me. It appears that Aurora basically
reissued Victor material, is that correct?
I would very much like to obtain a scan of the
the label for Aurora 225 which contains two fiddle tunes played by J. W. Day
("Grand Hornpipe" and "Black Eyed Susie"). If anyone on the list has such a
disc, I would be more than happy to pay for a good scan. I have been working
on a book about this artist and was previously aware only of the five U.S.
Victor discs he made (1928). It would be great to see the label for the
Canadian Aurora release if anyone can help me out.
Thanks!!
Steve Green
Western Folklife Center
P.S. I'm not sure if any of Day's other records
were issued in Canada or elsewhere (Australia?). Day was better known in the
U.S. as "Jilson Setters" and that name appears on some of the Victor labels,
so might show up elsewhere as well.
The Aurora label was pressed by two
different companies. Those pressed by VTM(C) seem mostly to draw from sides
cut
for Timely Tunes, although some standard
sides were taken from the Victor catalog. Other Auroras were pressed
by
Brunswick, and drew from their catalog.
The Aurora you are talking about appears to be a reissue of Victor
V-40127,
which was probably issued a year or so
after it was recorded and may have been on HMV-Victor under that
number
(at least some V-40000's were issued up
here).
...stevenc