Graham-Paige March - Victor Private Recording

[Curt A]

Has anyone run across this record before? If so, is it anything unusual? I found one today like the pic, but without the autograph... I am aware that it is a promotional record for Graham-Paige automobiles, but does it have any special interest? It is one sided, like the classical red label Victor records with the embossed back.

[Curt A]

1928 Graham-Paige Ad

[Henry]

I'd be interested, if only for the Arthur Pryor connection. Pryor was the famous trombone soloist in Sousa's Band, and later led his own band and recorded prolifically for Victor as soloist and as conductor. He composed many trombone solos with band ("The Blue Bells of Scotland" theme and variations being the most famous), as well as novelty numbers ("The Whistler and his Dog," for example) and other works for band. His son Roger was a movie actor in the '30s and '40s.

Is it possible for you to post an audio of the Graham-Paige March?

[victorIIvictor]

"Has anyone run across this record before?"

Yes, I own a copy, with the same White label, But no one wrote anything on mine.

"If so, is it anything unusual?"

This record has turned up fairly frequently on auction lists like Tom Hawthorn's.

Best wishes, Mark

[phonojim]

I have a copy of that. Mine is the only one I have seen. It's an interesting piece of company propaganda. It's not rare but not common either though I can't imagine that very many copies were pressed. I have seen it in Kurt Nauck's auctions a couple of times.
I seem to remember reading that it is by Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra, but I can't remember the source for that information.

Jim

[Viva-Tonal]

I have it too....found my copy in 1976 in a shop in Manhattan, Kansas called The Treasure Chest that was around then.

[tinovanderzwan]

does anyone have a mp3 of it
i've been looking for this one for quite a wile on the web youtube and more no luck yet

tino

[edisonplayer]

I found a copy of "Graham-Paige March"in 1993 in a local second hand store here in Owego,NY.edisonplayer

[NashTwin8]

This is something I would really enjoy having if I ever find one some day. It combines my love of vintage cars with vintage phonographs and records. I have seen copies of the sheet music for the Graham-Paige March for sale before, but didn't know it was put out on a record.

The organization for Graham-Paige dealers was called the Graham-Paige Legion. When the three Graham brothers bought out the Paige-Detroit Motor Company and re-named it Graham-Paige Motors, they got off to a really good start in terms of sales. They tried to make the Graham-Paige Legion an especially fraternal organization, probably to instill loyalty in their then-new dealer network. Unfortunately, the Great Depression hit G-P particularly hard, maybe because they were investing heavily in model development and factory facilities, perhaps in the expectation of building a solid footing for competing with other, larger competitors. They managed to limp into 1940, and built some wonderful cars in the process. They just couldn't find customers for enough of them.

I hope someone will post an audio of the March. I would enjoy hearing that!

Thanks, Jerry K

[Jerry B.]

I just bought a small collection of auto related records and a copy of the Graham-Paige March was included. Jerry Blais