Record Details

Artist:	Bessie Smith
Title:	The Empress
Format:	2x12"Gatefold
Label:	CBS
Cat No:	66264
Released:	1971
Country:
Genres:	BluesVocalOldies
Status	Have
Added To List	10th August 2021

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The catalog# is printed as "66264" on the cover but as "M 66264" on the labels. This is the fourth of five two-record sets. Previously releases as: A1: Columbia 14051-D (mx 140170-1). December 6, 1924. A2: Columbia 14052 (mx 140161-5) A3: Columbia 14052-D (mx 140162-5). December 11, 1924. A4: Columbia 14060-D (mx 140166-6) A5: Columbia 14060-D (mx 140167-5). December 12, 1924. A6: Columbia 14051-D (mx 140176-2). December 13, 1924. A7: Columbia 15064-D (mx 140241-1) A8: Columbia 14056-D (mx 140242-1). January 14, 1925. B1: Columbia 14056-D (mx 140249-2) B2: Columbia 14064-D (mx 140250-2) B3: Columbia 14079-D (mx 140251-1). January 14, 1925. B4: Columbia 35673 (mx W-140585-2) B5: Columbia 14075-D (mx W-140586-1). May 5, 1925. B6: Columbia 14075-D (mx W-140601-2). May 14, 1925. B7: Columbia 14079-D (mx W-140607-1). May 15, 1925. B8: Columbia 14090-D (mx W-140625-2). May 26, 1925. C1: Columbia 14197-D (mx W-143569-1) C2: Columbia 14219-D (mx W-143570-2). March 2, 1927. C3: Columbia 14232-D (mx W-143575-3) C4: Columbia 14209-D (mx W-143576-2) C5: Columbia 14209-D (mx W-143583-2) C6: Columbia 14569-D (mx W-143584-2). March 3, 1927. C7: Columbia 14260-D (mx W-143735-3) C8: Columbia 14232-D (mx W-143736-3). April 1, 1927. D1: Columbia 14250-D (mx W-144796-3) D2: Columbia 14250-D (mx W-144797-3) D3: Columbia 14260-D (mx W-144800-3). September 27, 1927. D4: Columbia 14569-D (mx W-144801-3). September 28, 1927. D5: Columbia 14273-D (mx W-144918-1) D6: Columbia 14273-D (mx W-144919-3). October 27, 1927. D7: Columbia 14292-D (mx W-145626-2) D8: Columbia 14304-D (mx W-145627-1). February 9, 1928. All selections were recorded in New York City. Publishers: A1: MCA Mus., A Div. Of MCA Inc. A2: no publisher stated A3: no publisher stated A4: no publisher stated A5: no publisher stated A6: no publisher stated A7: Handy Brothers Music Co. A8: C-R Pub. Co. B1: no publisher stated B2: C-R Publishing Co. B3: MCA Mus., A Div. If MCA Inc. B4: MCA Mus., A Div. Of MCA Inc. B5: Handy Brothers Music Co. B6: C-R Publishing Co. B7: Empress Music, Inc. B8: Perry Bradford Music Co. C1: World Mus., Inc./Broadway Mus. Corp./Fred Fisher Mus. Co., Inc. C2: Public Domain C3: Mills Music, Inc. C4: Mills Music, Inc. C5: Mills Music, Inc. C6: no publisher stated C7: no publisher stated C8: no publisher stated D1: Joe Davis Music Pub. D2: Ed. H. Morris & Co. Inc. D3: no publisher stated D4: no publisher stated D5: no publisher stated D6: Empress Music, Inc. D7: Empress Music, Inc. D8: Empress Music, Inc. Printed in Holland. Made in Holland. ℗ 1971

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