I've checked and believe to have found the identity of the unknown
A-roll which Mark Forer described in 990524 MMDigest. The roll is
Clark #466, "Radio's Bright Flashes." The line-up follows:
Clark No. 466 "Radio's Bright Flashes"
1. After The Storm
2. Don't Mind The Rain
3. Land Of My Sunset Dreams (waltz)
4. Why Did I Kiss That Girl?
5. There's Yes! Yes! In Your Eyes
6. You Can Take Me Away From Dixie
7. Toodle-Oo
8. Adoration Waltz
9. I'm All Broken Up Over You
10. Never Again
Tune #1 could possibly be the QRS arrangement by Charley Straight,
#2 the Arden & Kortlander, #4 the Kortlander arr., #6 Sid Laney (Cook),
#7 Herbert Clair. These I remember offhand, the others can easily be
checked via reference to the Billings rollography.
With a roll of this comparatively early vintage for Clark, it's a
mistake to assume the use of QRS masters without auditioning the roll.
The Clark staff turned out a great deal of superb arrangements and
certainly by the approximate date of this roll (circa 1923-4) the odds
are just as good of finding a Clark master as a QRS. The difference
is always like night and day in the comparisons I've come across.
All Best,
Frank Himpsl
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