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RCA Rights to Abbott Recordings

Posted by Don Streeter on December 13, 2007, 3:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Another Milestone Anniversary Tomorrow"
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Bob,
My understanding is that RCA bought the 78 song catalog in 1956, but Abbott had rights to release any songs that Jim recorded with Abbott that were not released yet by them. Also, I have seen Gold Standard RCA copies of Bimbo that read that they were recorded in 1956, but there is no record of it happening in the session lists that were part of the Bear Family 16 CD set. One song that was rerecorded is Where Does A Broken Heart Go? that Jim wrote and put Mary's on it as writer, so she owned rights to it. It redone with an orchestral arrangement and was released on the Distant Drums LP/CD, and a radio version is on the RCA 2CD set the Jim Reeves Essential Collection from 1993. I'm not sure of the dates of the later recordings thet RCA released on that song. Also, RCA International in Germany released two LPs of Abbott Material Titled Jim Reeves the Abbott Recordings Vol 1 and 2 in 1982, with the Vol 1 having the same artwork as the original Jim Reeves Sings LP that Abbott issued in 1956, the one that is worth up to $2000, depending on condition.

Regards,
Don

--Previous Message--
:
: Don, did Jim re-record his earlier his
: earlier Abbot songs for RCA or did RCA buy
: the catalog, or both?
:
: Bob
: --Previous Message--
: To All,
: Don't know that I'll get a chance tomorrow
: to post this so I doing it now. Another
: historic occasion will be noted in the
: fabled career of Gentleman Jim Reeves, as
: tomorrow will be the 50th ammiversary of
: Jim's first recording session at the famed
: RCA Studio "B" on the original
: Music Row, on December 12, 1957. It used to
: be 1610 Hawkins Street, but it is called
: something else now that I believe has Music
: Row in the title. It was one of the first
: sessions there, as the studio opened in
: November of 1957. He recorded 3 songs,the
: first two were single records: I Love You
: More, RCA 45rpm 47-7171 #8 in June of 1958,
: and Theme of Love (I Love To Say I Love You)
: the flip side of Blue Boy RCA 45rpm 47-7266
: and Wishful Thinking, and later all three
: appeared on the LPM/LSP 2223 LP He'll Have
: To Go. I sent a blurb on this to Bucks Braun
: earlier and he may be playing one or all of
: these songs on his show tomorrow on the I's
: Have It WBZI AM 1500 Xenia OH WKFI AM 1090
: Wilmington WEDI 1130 Eaton and
: @www.myclassiccountry.com
:
: Regards,
: Don
:
:
:

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Re: RCA Rights to Abbott Recordings - Correction - Don Streeter December 14, 2007, 9:31 pm

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--Previous Message-- : Bob, : My understanding is that RCA bought the : 78 song catalog in 1956, but Abbott had : rights to release any songs that Jim : recorded with Abbott that were not released : yet by them. Also, I have seen Gold : Standard RCA copies of Bimbo that read that : they were recorded in 1956, but there is no : record of it happening in the session lists : that were part of the Bear Family 16 CD set. : One song that was rerecorded is Where Does A : Broken Heart Go? that Jim wrote and put : Mary's on it as writer, so she owned rights : to it. It redone with an orchestral : arrangement and was released on the Distant : Drums LP/CD, and a radio version is on the : RCA 2CD set the Jim Reeves Essential : Collection from 1993. I'm not sure of the : dates of the later recordings thet RCA : released on that song. Also, RCA : International in Germany released two LPs of : Abbott Material Titled Jim Reeves the Abbott : Recordings Vol 1 and 2 in 1982, with the Vol : 1 having the same artwork as the original : Jim Reeves Sings LP that Abbott issued in : 1956, the one that is worth up to $2000, : depending on condition. : : Regards, : Don : : --Previous Message-- : : Don, did Jim re-record his earlier his : earlier Abbot songs for RCA or did RCA buy : the catalog, or both? : : Bob : --Previous Message-- : To All, : Don't know that I'll get a chance tomorrow : to post this so I doing it now. Another : historic occasion will be noted in the : fabled career of Gentleman Jim Reeves, as : tomorrow will be the 50th ammiversary of : Jim's first recording session at the famed : RCA Studio "B" on the original : Music Row, on December 12, 1957. It used to : be 1610 Hawkins Street, but it is called : something else now that I believe has Music : Row in the title. It was one of the first : sessions there, as the studio opened in : November of 1957. He recorded 3 songs,the : first two were single records: I Love You : More, RCA 45rpm 47-7171 #8 in June of 1958, : and Theme of Love (I Love To Say I Love You) : the flip side of Blue Boy RCA 45rpm 47-7266 : and Wishful Thinking, and later all three : appeared on the LPM/LSP 2223 LP He'll Have : To Go. I sent a blurb on this to Bucks Braun : earlier and he may be playing one or all of : these songs on his show tomorrow on the I's : Have It WBZI AM 1500 Xenia OH WKFI AM 1090 : Wilmington WEDI 1130 Eaton and : @www.myclassiccountry.com : : Regards, : Don : : : : :

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