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DURIUM JUNIOR A - B - N - X-series |
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| A series of small 10 cm (4.5 inch) records |
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DURIUM JUNIOR B - series |
| A series of private pressings for the, (then retired) well-known Canadian Basso Edmund Burke. He had a business interest in Durium company) There is nothing printed on the label or on the reverse. Each record is numbered in the inner rim. A private 10” Lp-recording was made by Mr. W.R. Moran from these records for Mr. Burke in 1960 as a “Christmas Card |
| Edmund Burke ( 1876 - 1970 ) |
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After attending McGill University he studied voice with Alberto Visetti in
London and Edmond Duvernoy in Paris. His debut, at Montpellier in 1905,
was followed by operatic appearances 1906-7 in Algiers, 1907-9 at The
Hague, and 1910-11, 1919-20 at Covent Garden; his principal roles were
Méphistophélès in Faust, Nilakantha in Lakmé, Athanaël in
Thaïs, Scarpia in Tosca, and Rodolfo in La Sonnambula.
He toured Australia 1911-12 with the Melba-Williamson Grand Opera Company.
His
Metropolitan Opera
career, 1922-5, was curtailed by the effects of a chest wound, suffered
while serving in World War I. His later years were spent in private
business. The possessor of a rich dark bass, which extended well into the
baritone range, he made two rare records for HMV in 1913. ( Source:The Canadian Encyclopedia ) |
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Matrices |
Titel |
Band name |
Rec. date: |
Records |
| B 1 | (INVICTUS) Henley – Huhn | Ludwig Schwab p | New York City, c fall 1931-1932 | nn / private LP |
| B 2 | missing | |||
| B 3 | (ANNIE LAURIE) Scott | nn / private LP | ||
| B 4 | (ON THE ROAD TO MANDELAY) Kipling – Speaks | nn / private LP | ||
| B 5 | (ROLLING DOWN TO RIO (Kipling – German) | nn / private LP |
Source: Durium Advertisement and Custom Records Discography 6+-edition (p.o.d.) (1994-2006) Hans Koert
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