Re: [ARSCLIST] Verve, but not Jazz

[Johan Bos-Beijer <jjhwbb@xxxxxxx>]

Hi David:

I thought I may have had a moment of memory lapse so we pulled the disc.  It 
is Verve - Folkways FVS 9023 Titled Fritz Wunderlich.  It is a MGM pressing 
(referenced on the label) which was made and issued by Verve (the label is a 
gold Verve).  The discs contain operetta and a mix of items so you are 
correct that they would be lumped in under 'pop'.

Johannes J. Bos-Beijer
Director
BBACE




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From: David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Verve, but not Jazz
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:29:47 -0400

Johan Bos-Beijer wrote:

> Verve had a 'Folkways' series which included classical recordings from 
the Polygram/DG catalogue.  For example, tenor Fritz Wunderlich.  They had a 
number of non-jazz issues but the catalogue varied considerably but items 
often went out of print.
>
> Johannes J. Bos-Beijer
> Director
> BBACE

Verve had a Folkways series (later called Verve Forecast) but it was pop and 
folk, not classical..that was issued on Heliodor.

dl

>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Eric Goldberg<mailto:ericgoldie@xxxxxxxxxx>
>   To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:21 PM
>   Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Verve, but not Jazz
>
>   >Hi all,
>   >
>   >I have a question about Verve Records, but it's not about Jazz.  I
>   >have a wonderful psych/pop album by "The Gordian Knot" which is from
>   >the late 60s and is on Verve.  I'm wondering if anyone can tell me
>   >if this was a real big departure for the label or if they regularly
>   >had non-Jazz releases?  I know they are known for Jazz, but don't
>   >know much else about the label.
>   >
>   >Thanks for your time.
>   >
>   >
>   >-----------------
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>
>   Off the top of my head I can think of several non-jazz verve
>   recordings including the first album by Zappa and the Mothers of
>   Invention, The Blues Project, and there are folk recordings by Dave
>   van Ronk, Patrick Sky and quite a few others.
>
>   Eric Goldberg