A & B composers:
曲林枚 (Song: Lin Mei) [pen name for 陳歌辛 Chen Gexin]
詞吳村 (Lyrics: Wu Cun)
The orchestra consists of White Russian musicians who, after fleeing the Bolsheviks, settled in Shanghai's French Concession in the early 1920's. They played in night clubs and recorded for Baidai (Pathe Records).
(After youtube user sydneylam19).
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Number:1072239 THUMBNAIL Uploaded By:xiphophilos Description: Pathé 35500 A Side Label
Number:1072248 Uploaded By:xiphophilos Description: Pathé 35500 B Side Label
Jock_Girl: I found a 78 which looks like the link to the Indian 78, but it doesn't have "Made in India" at the bottom. It has "Made in China" on the run-out groove.
I simply couldn't believe that the Indian pressing was the original release. Yao Li was recording in Shanghai at the time. I've just found this when looking her up again:
The three major record companies active in Shanghai [were] the British-based EMI
(China), the American RCA-Victor and the local Great China Records produced
popular songs in their own studios with their own contracted artists and promoted
them all over China and abroad. By the end of 1930s EMI (China) controlled most of
the Shanghai popular music market and most composers, arrangers and female singers
signed exclusively to EMI during the most crucial stage of their careers. THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND POPULAR SONG IN 1930S AND 1940S SHANGHAI A HISTORICAL AND STYLISTIC ANALYSIS
Generally, we don't have historic flags on 45worlds: no Austria-Hungary, no Deutsches Reich, etc. One could argue, of course, that it would be neat to have them.
The appropriate flag in this case would be that of the Republic of China, which is still flown over Taiwan (whose official name is, in fact, Republic of China), but was in use on the Chinese mainland from 1928-1949. Right now, we have that flag available, but the name associated with it is Taiwan.
From what I can gather, the famous side - "Rose Rose I Love You" was recorded on December 22, 1940 in Shanghai. That would mean the release date of 1941 found on other sites is more than likely correct. I also believe this is the "original" release of the recordings.