Capitol Library Services/Capitol Production Music, Hi-"Q" Series

[Mr]

Great, thanks for the correction! Missing a page or two when scanning this doorstop of a catalogue is only human, hah.

Would the following then also be correct for Reel D-32?

Comp: G. Hormel
Pub: Bistro Music BMI
Cue letters, all: ZR-

[Certainly1080]

Great, thanks for the correction! Missing a page or two when scanning this doorstop of a catalogue is only human, hah.

Would the following then also be correct for Reel D-32?

Comp: G. Hormel
Pub: Bistro Music BMI
Cue letters, all: ZR-

Yup 

[Mr]

Thanks!

[Certainly1080]

Henry Russell may be the composer behind the "R-" cues if these pages are correct:

https://librarymusicthemes.com/index.php?topic=10241.0
https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/looney-tunes-stock-music-list.5203781/

Is that right?

[Mr]

It's not immediately clear to me where the Toonzone user got this information, but a composer called Henry Russell (real name Henry Russell Olson, pseud. Johnny Hillbrook) does exist.

apmnut has mentioned the same info in this thread - maybe he can chime in.

edit: Yowp posted some more details in this 2009 blog post:
https://yowpyowp.blogspot.it/2009/12/capitol-hi-q-cartoon-music-for-huck-and.html

Here's the full article from Billboard that is mentioned there:




I unfortunately I can't seem to find any direct copyright entries tying him to the "R" cues, so I can't really confirm it with certainty, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's incorrect either. Russell is credited for cues on the Gumby Show, so he's absolutely a likely candidate.

As always, the answer may very well be listed in the earlier edition of the Hi-"Q" catalogue, which hopefully will turn up any day now

[BenKirb]

And still, no one's really bothered to scan an older Hi-Q catalog...

[BenKirb]

Here's a rarity!! A Hi-Q demo disc on eBay from... I'm guessing the '50s.

hxxps://www.ebay.com/itm/800075041134

[Mr]

Cool find - it seems you're right, the "JB-" matrix lettering on the vinyl labels indicate that this was recorded/released in 1959.

[Certainly1080]

I've been trying to make some sense of the release order of the D reels. From what I've seen, this appears to be the timeframe for each range using original, non-replacement releases whenever possible:

D-1 to D-24 = 1956
D-25 to D-40 = 1957
D-41 to D-80 = 1958
D-81 to D-116 = 1958 to 1959. The earliest reel in this range with a confirmed date is the MR version of D-107/D-108 in 1959. Latest known 1959 release appears to be D-115/D-116.
D-117 to D-126 = 1959 to 1960. The only reel that can be confirmed to be put here is D-125/D-126, released in 1960. Otherwise, it's an educated guess.
D-127 to D-136 = 1961 to 1964.
D-137/D-138 = 1984

Replacements for discontinued reels seem to've been issued sporadically starting in 1957 until 1970.

My guess is if you see anything in these ranges with a release date that comes after the listed year, it could very well have been a replacement reel. Potentially this would include all the Ib Glindemann releases or "UP" Phil Green cues between D-95 and D-104). Another example would be D-49/D-50 from 1969, despite being grouped in the 1958 section. I'm just speculating here, but I have good feeling about it given that the confirmed replacements we have do appear to follow this theory. Does this sound plausible? We'd be able to figure out for sure if we had more LP label pics or an earlier Hi-Q catalog than the 70s one I uploaded.