Kay Bank Custom Pressings

Thursday, 12 January 2012

KB-372 - SOMA 1052

THE SONG FELLOWS with Bill Austin

KB-372A - Tornado (Roy Rogers Music)

KB-372B - Tumblin’ Tumbleweed (Williamson Inc)

SOMA 1052

119 North 9th St, Minneapolis, MN (Amos Heilicher)

Monday, 19 December 2011

KB-349 - KAY BANK ACETATE LP 349

CESAR FRANCK SONATA

Lillian Nippert Zelle (Violin), Margaret Hick Schmitt (Pno)

KB-349A - First And Second Movements (No Publ.)

KB-349B - Third And Fourth Movements (No Publ.)

KAY BANK ACETATE 349

111 North Eleventh St, Minneapolis, MN

Although the KB numbers suggest a 57 release, it has a previous address, which possibly suggests this was recorded in the early 50's. Never seen an actual LP for this.

Thursday, 15 December 2011

KB-345 - KAY BANK LP 345

The WLHS A Cappella Choir, Richard Hawley (conductor)

KB-345A - “Christmas Concert, 1956” Side 1

KB-345A - “Christmas Concert, 1956” Side 2

KAY BANK LP 345

Minneapolis, MN

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

KB-344 - FOX RECORDINGS 344

The Fox Party / Ray and Aden Troyer

KB-344A - Someone To Care

KB-344B - He’s Coming Soon

FOX RECORDINGS 344

Source: Discogs

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

KB-343 - NORTH STAR 2064

HIDER'S SCHNITZELBANK ORCHESTRA

Dec 56

KB-343A – Swiss Yodeler’s Laendler (Vitak Elsnik)

KB-343B – Schnitzlebank Polka (Leeds Publ.)

NORTH STAR 2064

1936 University Ave, St Paul, MN

Sunday, 11 December 2011

KB-341 - NORTHWESTERN BANKS 341

RAMONA GERHARD

Dec 56

KB-341A - Oh Holy Night (No Publ.)

KB-341B - Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers (No Publ.)

NORTHWESTERN BANKS 341

Minneapolis, MN

This was a "Gift Recording" given by the banks to their "Special Customers" (ie people with money).

Ramona Gerhard Sutton, concert and radio pianist and organist. A native of Watertown, S.D., Sutton began playing professionally in her early teens. From the 1930s to the 1950s, she was full-time staff musician for CBS radio station WCCO in Minneapolis. She was also a featured soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra and the organist for St. Luke's Episcopal Church in that city. Moving to Los Angeles in the 1950s, she became the staff organist for CBS radio station KNX-AM and presented concerts throughout Southern California. Sutton recorded more than a dozen albums, playing theater organs around the country.