Re: [ARSCLIST] {ARSCLIST] Pirated Mengelberg 78s

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From: "Don Tait" <Dontaitchicago@xxxxxxx>
>   I do remember a few Montgomery Ward or other bootlegs that credited Leo
> Blech and Erich Kleiber, as I think David said. However, not only were the
> credited orchestras fictitious, such as "Hungarian State Philharmonic" (I
think),
> but I seem to recall that they might have been conducted by others such as
Hans
> Schmidt-Isserstedt, who made a considerable number of Telefunken 78s. And
I
> also recall one credited to Schneevoigt, but not perhaps not George. More
Obie
> and others' duplicity. Sorry I can't remember more. I guess I should have
kept
> the records after all to explore it. We should get Ernst Lumpe interested
in
> this!
Montgomery Ward sourced records from Varsity and Royale...and, per
some records I bought, put out a set of red-labelled "Red Seal?"
12" records. I no longer have my mail-order-catalog collection,
so I can't verify these were sold in catalogs...but I do OWN
a few!

Steven C. Barr