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thebluesneverdie 27th May 2014		78 RPM Robert Johnson - I Believe I'll Dust My Broom / Dead Shrimp Blues	All the alternate takes of Robert Johnson have been issued on an album. Most are virtually identical, with the odd lick here & there that's different.
thebluesneverdie 17th May 2014		78 RPM Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys - Ramblin' Man / Take These Chains From My Heart	A-side originally released as a "Luke The Drifter" issue, during Hank's lifetime. Re-issued as by Hank Williams following his early & sad demise.
thebluesneverdie 9th Apr 2014		78 RPM Lowell Fulson - I Love My Baby / The Blues Come Rolling In	Actually sold quite well.We had little of this in the UK,and although there were lots of Jazz shops selling imports,these were 8/3 each,compared to 5/11 for a UK issue.Such issues as this were a welcome sight.The difference in price bought a packet of 10 Woodbine tipped,and a pint of mild.
thebluesneverdie 8th Apr 2014		78 RPM Carlisle And Ball - Columbus Stockade / Shanghai Rooster Yodel	Cliff Carlisle(steel guitar & vocal), and Wilbur Ball(guitar and harmony).
thebluesneverdie 7th Apr 2014		78 RPM Bud And Joe Billings - The Bum Song / Polly Wolly Doodle	Will look it out and try to do so.Photo was signed by CR,as well as the members of the Pioneers,two of which were husband & wife.
thebluesneverdie 2nd Apr 2014		78 RPM Bud And Joe Billings - The Bum Song / Polly Wolly Doodle	Very interesting.Note how the Carson Robison / Joe Billings issues pre-dominate(Bud Billings was CR's partner,Frank Luther).This partnership seemed to have a release under one name or another at least once a week through '32 -'34.Robison toured the UK & Europe in '32,'36,'39,and had a programme on Radio Luxembourg in '36.British listeners could write in and receive a free 8" x 12" photo of CR & group.I was given one by someone who did so.
thebluesneverdie 1st Apr 2014		78 RPM Albert Richardson - Buttercup Joe / The Old Sow	Singer came from Kent,and became sexton at Burwash Church.Died 1976,aged 71.Known as "Mr.Funniful",a range of dolls were called after him(half man,half pig).Not a full-time entertainer,though he appeared with Laurel & Hardy,Flanagan & Allen,and was a member of The Crazy Gang.Worked with famous comedian,Leslie Sarony,to whom he taught these two songs,which Sarony subsequently recorded himself.Promo photos show him dressed as a farmer,holding a sow's ear.N.B.first "traditional" style folksinger to record in the UK.(Actually,"Buttercup Joe" is the A-side of the record,although the B-side was probably more popular).{mod:Sides swapped}
thebluesneverdie 31st Mar 2014		78 RPM Slim Whitman - The Singing Bells / I Hate To See You Cry	Wonder how many were issued like that,prior to correction?Very rare mis-print.
thebluesneverdie 28th Mar 2014		78 RPM Luke The Drifter [Hank Williams] - No, No, Joe / Help Me Understand	Hank made seven releases as Luke The Drifter. This was a "Cold War" critique of Josef Stalin, and was promoted by MGM to be a big seller, spending a great deal on advertising etc. When the record flopped, MGM refused for years to issue the song on an album. However, the single stayed available. Poor sales, but a great record.
thebluesneverdie 28th Mar 2014		78 RPM Jimmie Davis - One, Two, Three, Four / On The Sunny Side Of The Rockies	FM Series may have been "Export" copies i.e."fabrique et angleterre" on label.
thebluesneverdie 27th Mar 2014		78 RPM Jimmie Rodgers - Frankie And Johnny / Everybody Does It In Hawaii	MODS: Re-issuing of the Zonophone 5000 / 6000 series to Regal Zonophone "T" issues (with same cat.no. as the previous Zonophone issue)took place in 1933,so as to preserve continuation,but with the new style label and number.Apparently,Zonophone stocks still held by HMV were re-labelled on amalgamation with Columbia as EMI.
thebluesneverdie 25th Mar 2014		78 RPM Carson Robison And His Pioneers - Climbin' Up The Golden Stairs / Darling Nellie Gray	MODS: This is a Broadcast "SUPER" Twelve. [mod. edit: moved]
thebluesneverdie 25th Mar 2014		78 RPM The Blue Mountaineers - Sweet Sixteen And Never Been Kissed / We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye	MODS: This is a Broadcast "SUPER" Twelve. [mod. edit: moved]
thebluesneverdie 25th Mar 2014		78 RPM Jack Harris And His Grosvenor House Band - Who Am I / You Forgot Your Gloves	Mods: This is a Broadcast "SUPER" Twelve. [mod. edit: moved]
thebluesneverdie 24th Mar 2014		78 RPM Vernon Dalhart - The Chain Gang Song / In The Big Rock Candy Mountain	Thanks, will do. N.B.Please note that some MH entries were exactly that i.e. not M.H. Same with JO, which were the same, and not as J.O.
thebluesneverdie 24th Mar 2014		78 RPM Memphis Jug Band - Kansas City Blues / K. C. Moan	Thanks for clarification. In the context of "Blues", meant to refer to such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Robert Johnson, Leroy Carr etc.("Country Blues", as called). Many had high sales on some issues, but none slipped out here on UK issues. Lonnie Johnson had issues, but were jazz-based. In the broader context, female "Classic Blues" artists e.g. Bessie Smith, Victoria Spivey etc were well represented.
thebluesneverdie 24th Mar 2014		78 RPM Bud And Joe Billings - The Utah Trail / Wednesday Night Waltz	MODS: Advice please!!.These two artists were actually Frank Luther(Bud),and Carson Robison(Joe),recording under a pseudonym for contractual reasons.When listing,should items be entered under their real names e.g."Frank Luther and Carson Robison(as Bud and Joe Billings)",or just entered under the given name i.e."Bud and Joe Billings".Have many by them to enter,and don't wish to cause extra work.Many thanks for help.
thebluesneverdie 22nd Mar 2014		78 RPM Slim Whitman - What Kind Of God (Do You Think You Are)? / A Tree In The Meadow	Was the 78 actually issued? The equivalent 45 was definitely withdrawn.
thebluesneverdie 22nd Mar 2014		78 RPM Slim Whitman - I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen / Careless Love	Recorded at the UK Decca studios,London UK,whilst on tour here.Was such an overwhelmingly popular song that a record of it was recorded and rush-released by demand.Charted almost immediately,with a US release not then issued.
thebluesneverdie 22nd Mar 2014		78 RPM Slim Whitman - Restless Heart / Song Of The Old Water Wheel	According to Slim,the "talking steel" on those early sessions was Speedy West.
thebluesneverdie 21st Mar 2014		78 RPM Memphis Jug Band - Kansas City Blues / K. C. Moan	Apologies. Reason for adding K.C.Moan as the A-side was info, many years ago, from 2 or 3 collectors who had bought the disc when issued. They advised that K.C.Moan had been the "main side" when issued here. Was told this by several others who hadn't bought the disc, but knew of it from then. May have been a "double A-side", as was not a parallel issue, but in retrospect.
thebluesneverdie 21st Mar 2014		78 RPM The Colt Brothers - Four Stone Walls And A Ceiling / Those Were The Very Last Words He Said	Recorded for Panachord also as Rex Cole's Mountaineers,at the same time as calling themselves the Colt Brothers.(Rex Cole was a broadcaster who sponsored Fields & Hall).
thebluesneverdie 19th Mar 2014		78 RPM Vernon Dalhart - Many, Many Years Ago / After The Ball	Right,thanks,didn't realise that.Will do.
thebluesneverdie 19th Mar 2014		78 RPM Vernon Dalhart - Many, Many Years Ago / After The Ball	MODS: Date for this is 1925.
thebluesneverdie 19th Mar 2014		78 RPM Vernon Dalhart - The Pal That I Loved Stole The Gal That I Loved / Tell Me You'll Forgive Me	N.B.Record was pressed in BROWN vinyl.
thebluesneverdie 18th Mar 2014		78 RPM Mattie, Marthie And Minnie - Tennessee Memories / You Can't Live With 'Em (And You Can't Live Without 'Em)	Here for the only time on record are the three Amburgey sisters, known as The Sunshine Sisters. Mattie (Opal) played banjo, Martha (Irene) played guitar, Minnie (Bertha) played fiddle. Mattie went on to join her husband, Salty Holmes, in a successful duo as Matty & Salty, and as a solo performer Matty O'Neil, subsequently as rockabilly singer Jean Chapel. Martha became Martha Carson, with a long career as a recording and TV star. Minnie, the lone survivor at 94, gave up a musical career to be a mother / wife. N.B. The husband of Mattie, i.e.Salty Holmes, was a competent string bass player, as well as being a top harmonicist, and it is his string bass that can be heard on this record.
thebluesneverdie 17th Mar 2014		78 RPM Vernon Dalhart - The Runaway Train / Get Away, Old Man, Get Away	Re-issue of Regal MR-346. Given a new number to tie in with a new, popular BBC radio programme by Jack Train. Available until 1956. With the amalgamation of Regal (Columbia) and Zonophone (HMV) with the advent of EMI in 1933, Regal re-issues on Regal Zonophone still used the MR prefix, whilst Zonophone re-issues on Regal Zonophone used the same number prefixed by a T. See also HMV B-2080.
thebluesneverdie 17th Mar 2014		78 RPM Vernon Dalhart - Wreck Of The Old 97 / The Prisoner's Song	First "million seller" country record. Artist was actually an opera singer who was persuaded to cover a popular song by George Grayson &Henry Whitter. B-side was written by his cousin. When artist realised the potential in the "hillbilly" market, he completely abandoned opera for this emerging genre, of which there had been no major sellers prior to this record. Was re-recorded in 1928 with the new electrical system (the original had been an acoustic recording), but retained the same cat. no.
thebluesneverdie 17th Mar 2014		78 RPM Matty O'Neil - Don't Sell Daddy Any More Whiskey / Little Rusty	The first UK London record to be sold also as a 7" 45 ? Yes, along with several others in October 1954, when London started issuing 45's. Was for many years available i.e.around 20 years. In the mid fifties, she signed with Sun as rockabilly singer Jean Chapel. Sister to Martha Carson.
thebluesneverdie 16th Mar 2014		78 RPM Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four - Swing Music Series No. 157 & 158	Year of issue for DB-3440 was 1954.

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