LIBERTY MUSIC SHOP
Numbers L-150 through L-363 reported. Produced records from 1933 through the early microgroove era. The leader among a number of record stores in the New York City area which survived the Great Depression by catering to sophisticated tastes, especially those of gay record buyers. Liberty's catalog often veered toward license when it recorded the likes of Ray Bourbon and Bruz Fletcher while also maintaining a catalog consisting of lots and lots and lots of showtunes.
The Liberty Music Shop sides were from two sessions in 1936 and 1940.
The 200 series was listed in ledgers as by BOURBANAS (Ray Bourbon with
Forrest and Wright) and recorded at the Decca Studios, New York City, 1936. The
disc labels credit Ray Bourbon.
L-208 (75222A) Chiropractor’s Wife
L-208 (75223A) Gigolo
L-209 (7522) Trombone Trixie
L-209 (75221A) Her First Lesson
The 300 series feature Jack Burke at the piano and were recorded at Reeves
Sound Studios in New York City in 1940.
L-318 (3439) Bashful Cowboy
L-318 (3440) Millie
L-319 (3442) Bedtime Story Part 1
L-319 (3443) Bedtime Story Part 2
L-320 (3444) Spanish Opera
L-320 (3445-1) Oriental Opera
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