Word: deccas
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first season at Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel; last week, when they began their 20th straight season at the Roosevelt, eight of the original nine members of the Royal Canadians were still there. And finally it was just 15 years since Guy had started making a fortune for Decca and himself by selling close to 50 million copies (Guy's estimate) of some 800 sides...
...record war between RCA Victor and Columbia Records, Inc., both sides have hotly wooed Decca Records, Inc. as a prospective ally. But Decca, third largest U.S. recordmaker, has played hard to get, shrewdly watching & waiting to see whether RCA's 45 r.p.m. or Columbia's 33⅓ r.p.m. long-playing record would win the battle on retail counters. Last week, convinced that it was getting in on "the biggest possible market," Decca lined up with Columbia. With 15 smaller recorders already making 33⅓ r.p.m. LP records, Decca's decision meant that Columbia had just about...
Brahms: Concerto in D (Ossy Renardy, violin, with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Charles Münch conducting; London FFRR-full frequency recording range-formerly the "English Decca" label, 10 sides). Young U.S. Violinist Renardy starts out with thrilling intensity of tone but never seems able to relax, even with the backing of this fine orchestra. Recording: excellent...
Last week, Lilli was making news again in England, and, with Victor, Columbia, Decca et al. catching up fast, she was about to do likewise in the U.S. Leading Britain's hit parade for the sixth week was a simple little ditty bringing the story up to date. Lyricist Tommie (Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree) Connor, who had written a set of words for an English version of the original Lilli song, had figured that most of her wartime admirers were back home with wives of their own; so, with Songsmith Johnny Reine providing matrimonial music, he had made...
...exorcise the speed demon, top executives of RCA Victor, Columbia and Decca have been huddling in quiet meetings. Last week there was still no agreement. Until the industry pulled itself together, record fans had two sensible alternatives : postpone buying or buy a turntable that plays all three speeds. There are about ten on the market, ranging in price from $15 to more than...