Re: [ARSCLIST] Odd RCA Victor release...

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have a copy also.  I'm sure there was a radio program- used to hear it as 
a kid.  Maybe TV for a year or so?   Mine came from an old DJ's collection.

It's mastered in 1953.  RCA also issued a number of band music sets with 
Lavalle conducting.

My guess is that it was for distribution to DJs and Cities Service 
employees.  Any air play would promote their then-current show.  CS probably 
bought a bunch, specially pressed, at wholesale.  It didn't qualify as a 
no-royalties promo, thus the commercial label.   But I'll betcha Lavalle was 
paid once outright.

Steve Smolian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Newton" <gn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 7:11 PM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Odd RCA Victor release...


> I recently acquired a single sided black label RCA Victor 10" 78rpm 
> #20-5205
> matrix E3VB-0518-1A, pressed on vinyl with that gorgeous spider logo on 
> the back.
>
> It is "United Press March" - Paul Lavalle, Cities Service Band of America
> conducted by the composer.
>
> I'm wondering if this was used as some kind of theme for radio 
> programming,
> from the title, probably newspaper related, but it doesn't seem to be the 
> kind
> of thing that would usually be sold to the consumer market.
>
> Does anyone know anything about this?
>
>
>
>
> ... Graham Newton
>
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