80 PAUL SPECHT UK LYONS LABEL on COL V-
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AN INCREDIBLY RARE GOOD PLAYABLE COPY OF THIS RARE JAZZ ISSUE BY PAUL SPECHT AND HIS ORCHESTRA ON THE 1923 PROMO FOR LYONS CORNER HOUSE LABEL
The Specht band had come over to play in England at the opening of the new Lyons Corner House in Coventry St, London, and this establishment duly opened on May 30th, 1923. Variety for June 7th reported “Paul Specht and his band opened at Lyons Cornerhouse (sic) Restaurant May 30 and were enthusiastically received. The restaurant has been packed continuously from morning until closing hour since the orchestra opened.” Variety further reported on July 19th “Paul Specht ‘s band did 27 minutes in the vaudeville programme Monday at the Alhambra. Its selections ranged from pops to classics. The band got eight recalls and was a big success.” According to Specht himself, the band also played at the Coliseum, and Dancing World for July 1923 reported them as being at the Empress Rooms. (Dancing World also stated that “Specht has bands in France, Germany, Australia, Canada and eight in America”) .
The Specht Orchestra included two “bands within a band”. One of these, the Georgians, was led by Frank Guarente and concentrated on “hot” numbers. The other group, the Romancers, specialised in waltzes.
Although some recordings were made in London by the full orchestra, the title “All Muddled Up” was actually cut in America the previous year. Messrs. Lyons had a quantity of single-sided records made of this title. Bearing this special “Lyons Corner House” label, these were presumably on sale at the Corner House as souvenirs.
DISC DETAILS :-
ARTIST:- PAUL SPECHT AND HIS ORCHESTRA
TITLE:- ALL MUDDLED UP
LABEL: LYONS CORNER HOUSE - Issued by UK Columbia
MATRIX No.: 8060 2
SPEED:- 80 rpm
Paul Specht Aged 28 (Musical Director/ violin)
Francis Smith Aged 22 (clarinet & tenor sax)
John O’Donnell Aged 22 (clarinet & alto sax)
Harold Sailors (sic) Aged 26 (clarinet & alto sax)
Russell Morgan Aged 20 (trombone)
Russell T. Deppe Aged 21 (banjo)
Frank Guarente Aged 29 (trumpet)
Chauncey Morehouse Aged 21 (drums)
Vincent Tortoriello Aged 21 (tuba)
Frank Scott Aged 41
Arthur R. Schutt Aged 20 (piano)
Some musicians brought their wives and children over with them. Of the names shown, “Sailors” is actually “Saliers”, and Vincent Tortoriello is the real name of Joe Tarto.
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