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Comment by rhythmdog ●:

Interesting to me that for both this and the preceding single, Jubilee switched to gold print. By the next Orioles' single, it was back to silver.

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Comment by rhythmdog ●:

From a write-up about the songwriter, Deborah Chessler in Discogs:
The It's A Natural single was also pressed in a purple label color, and eventually was put out on Jubilee, probably in November of 1948 at the same time as Jubilee 5001 was released. Widely considered the first rhythm and blues vocal group hit; sometimes called the first rock and roll record. It was also ground-breaking in that Deborah Chessler, a Jewish woman, was managing an African-American vocal group at a time when the industry was rigidly segregated.

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Comment by rhythmdog ●:

"Lonely Christmas" was first issued in 1948 as the B side of Jubilee 5001. In November of 1949, this pairing was first released. It was then re-released for Christmas of 1952, with the blue top pink labels. Then the all pink label 78's were issued for Christmas, 1954, along with a picture sleeve, very much like the 45. The image of the sleeve here was sold with a pink 78 in 2020.

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Comment by Mike Gann:

A-side label image added

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Comment by rhythmdog ●:

Image courtesy of 45cat member JohnnyG. Check out his Vinyltreasureshow on YouTube, where he recently played this and a whole host of other 78's on a 78 only special - the first of two all 78 shows.