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fixbutte 22nd Apr 2021		78 RPM Hattie Parker With Pace Jubilee Singers - We Will Walk Through The Valley Of Peace / Is It Well With Your Soul Today? (1927)	This record was one of the first records in Brunswick's 7000 Race series. Presumable recording dates of 25 February 1927 (B) and 20 April 1927 (A) respectively suggest a release date not before late May 1927. Correspondingly, the next number in the series, Brunswick 7002, is listed on Discogs as released on 28 July 1927. However, our own subsequent Brunswick entry, 7003, has got a release date of 4 May 1927, which seems curious to me. Mike Gann, you may help here with your Vocalion 1000 and Brunswick 7000 Race Series offline discography compiled by Russell Shor and Helge Thygesen.
fixbutte 22nd Apr 2021		78 RPM McKinney's Cotton Pickers - If I Could Be With You One Hour To-Night / Zonky (1930)	Cover page of the New Victor Blues and Hot Dance Tunes catalog for April 1930 uploaded, with this record as the first new entry. The full catalog is here: https://arhoolie.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/victor-blues-and-hot-dance-tunes_s.pdf
fixbutte 20th Apr 2021		78 RPM Original Dixieland 'Jass' Band - Indiana / Darktown Strutters Ball (1917)	Thanks, xiphophilos, for finding this. It may help me to convince other moderators that a record like "Christmas Morning at Clancy's" (Columbia A2402) was not released in January, after the event, just because it was listed in the RECORD BULLETINS FOR JANUARY, 1918 in Talking Machine World: https://archive.org/details/talkingmachinewo13bill/page/124/mode/2up Same e.g. for "Am Sylvesterabend (New Year's Eve)", Columbia 47350, from the same page.
fixbutte 17th Apr 2021		78 RPM Webb Pierce - I'm Walking The Dog / There Stands The Glass (1953)	@Mike Gann That's why I also uploaded the Decca ad, showing that Decca actually saw "There Stands The Glass" as the top side only a few days after the release. As we know, Decca's diamonds, stars etc. were no formal "B" side designation, and they were mostly ignored by the trade magazines when the records came out (see also the uploaded clipping of New Records to Watch from the September 19, 1958 Billboard issue), even more by the record buyers. As we also know, "There Stands The Glass" hit number one on the C&W chart and was at the top for 12 weeks. "I'm Walking the Dog" also charted but peaked at #3.
fixbutte 19th Mar 2021		78 RPM Sheppard Bros. - The Steppin' Out Kind / You'll Be Lonesome, Too (1943)	Images for this one, the first ever King record, uploaded, and the last gap in the image gallery of the early King records filled (someone over there found a copy about one month ago, thanks!). Again, see my list The King of Hillbilly - King 500 / 1000 Series.
fixbutte 15th Mar 2021		78 RPM Bob McCarthy - When Mussolini Laid His Pistol Down / Two Time Annie (1943)	The original recording of "When Mussolini Laid His Pistol Down" by Bob McCarthy aka Merle Travis is hard to find on the web, but Denver Darling's cover version (recorded December 10, 1943) is available here, even with a transcription of the novelty lyrics written by King label owner Syd (then Sid) Nathan and Roy Starkey, who was a WLW Radio, Cincinnati, performer like Merle Travis at the time. As said here, "Early recordings on King came almost exclusively from current or former WLW performers." The melody, however, was apparently taken from "Pistol Packin' Mama" by Al Dexter who stays uncredited here. _____ Authentic History Center: WWII In American Music: Axis & Allies ** Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy, edited by Fred Bartenstein and Curtis W. Ellison, Jan 2021.
fixbutte 15th Mar 2021		78 RPM Hank Penny - Steel Guitar Stomp / I'm Counting The Days (1946)	Luckily, the source for the ad was not hard to find. Here you see it in its historical context: The Billboard April 27, 1946 page 26 It was possibly published in the Cash Box as well.
fixbutte 15th Mar 2021		78 RPM Bob McCarthy - When Mussolini Laid His Pistol Down / Two Time Annie (1943)	Update: We have now images for every King record from cat# 501 to 806, except 549 and 683 which were probably never issued. See also my The King of Hillbilly - King 500 / 1000 Series list.
fixbutte 15th Mar 2021		78 RPM Hank Penny - Steel Guitar Stomp / I'm Counting The Days (1946)	@historyofcountrymusic When you add a newspaper clipping, like you did here (the second King Record Co. ad), please don't forget to enter your source in the image description. It will help to value its significance.
fixbutte 2nd Mar 2021		78 RPM Riley Puckett - Silver Threads Among The Gold / Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1925)	Even more striking: there is no ELECTRICAL PROCESS indication on the original labels, so I'm afraid they have to be made main images again.
fixbutte 27th Feb 2021		78 RPM Riley Shepard - I Trusted You / I Was Never Nearer Heaven In My Life (1946)	Here's another A-side image, completing the original label set as the B-side was already submitted by 78-Ron with his mixed label design copy.
fixbutte 27th Feb 2021		78 RPM Brown's Ferry Four - Will The Circle Be Unbroken / Just A Little Talk With Jesus (1946)	Original A-side label added, filling one of the last gaps in the early King discography here, see my list The King of Hillbilly - King 500 / 1000 Series. Unfortunately the B-side label of this copy has the new design introduced some months later that is already shown here.
fixbutte 27th Feb 2021		78 RPM Mabel Scott - Baseball Boogie / I Found My Baby (1950)	Added AA Side promo label which was also the top side, see promo text and King ad, and flipped sides.
fixbutte 27th Feb 2021		78 RPM Musical Millers Quartet - Hush! Somebody's Calling My Name / I'm On Battlefield For My Lord (1949)	Label images eventually added, proving that the record exists. Like Milton Estes' previous releases for Decca, it was recorded by Milton Estes And His Musical Millers (group members besides Estes unknown), but these "sacred" sides were credited to Musical Millers Quartet without mentioning Estes. In contrast, King 798 from the same April 21, 1949 session was credited to Milton Estes alone – like "Hush! Somebody's Calling My Name" on the King LP Favorite Sacred Songs compilation in 1958.
fixbutte 1st Feb 2021		78 RPM Arthur Smith Trio - It's Hard To Please Your Mind / Little Darling (1937)	In fact the Arthur Smith Trio was Arthur Smith on fiddle and vocal plus the Delmore Brothers (Alton & Rabon) on guitars and vocal chorus. “Little Darling” aka “Kilby Jail” is a variant of the traditional "The Prisoner's Song".
fixbutte 20th Jan 2021		78 RPM Lovin' Sam From Down In 'Bam (Sam Theard) - The Lover And The Beggar / You Rascal You (1929)	Hi Mike Gann, that's what I hoped for. It seems however that you forgot to remove DeweyGill's original notes: "Recorded June 24th and 25th respectively. Session: Cow Cow Davenport and Cicero Thomas" July 11, 1929 and July 12, 1929 are the correct dates, aren't they?
fixbutte 20th Jan 2021		78 RPM Lovin' Sam From Down In 'Bam (Sam Theard) - The Lover And The Beggar / You Rascal You (1929)	As you may have noticed, Brian Rust outsourced this record and most of the older Sam Theard records, see page 1679: Most of this blues singer's records on Brunswick (1929-1931) and Decca (1934) are accompanied by pianists believed to be Cow Cow Davenport or H. Benton Overstreet; occasionally a guitar is added. Those given a jazz band accompaniment are listed below. A complete listing will be found in Blues and Gospel Records, 1890-1943. As I don't have access neither to this book (by Robert M. W. Dixon, John Godrich, Howard Rye) nor to "Vocalion 1000 & Brunswick 7000 Series" by Helge Thygesen and Russell Shor, I cannot say for sure which session dates are correct here (June 24 and 25 or July 11 and 12, 1929). Possibly both sessions did happen and lead to different takes of both sides. I will edit the notes like that until we know better. DeweyGill, I see a "COW COW" on the dead wax of the "You Rascal You" side of your copy. Was it written there by someone later or is engraved in the dead wax?
fixbutte 18th Jan 2021		78 RPM Lovin' Sam From Down In 'Bam (Sam Theard) - The Lover And The Beggar / You Rascal You (1929)	Hi Dewey Gill, I guess we are all somehow "older" here on this site. I will gladly update your notes but before I do so, I'd like to know from where you got your information in this case. Your old source may not be worse than later sources, so it may be useful to add alternative dates and accompanying musicians when we cannot decide which source is correct.
fixbutte 18th Jan 2021		78 RPM Lovin' Sam From Down In 'Bam (Sam Theard) - The Lover And The Beggar / You Rascal You (1929)	Session dates are also dubious. Whereas Lovin' Sam From Down In 'Bam (1929-1930) says 11 July 1929 for "The Lover And The Beggar" and 12 July 1929 for "You Rascal You", Discogs says "Mx. C3841 - Recorded on June 24, 1929 in Chicago, IL". for "The Lover And The Beggar" on this record here (apparently taken from the book "Vocalion 1000 & Brunswick 7000 Series" by Helge Thygesen and Russell Shor), and you propose "Recorded June 24th and 25th respectively" for the two sides.
fixbutte 18th Jan 2021		78 RPM Lovin' Sam From Down In 'Bam (Sam Theard) - The Lover And The Beggar / You Rascal You (1929)	Re your notes: There is only a piano player on "You Rascal You" who appears to be Cow Cow Davenport because he is credited as the composer on the record label. (Strangely, all cover versions, even the early ones from the 1920s, give the credit to Sam Theard - who definitely contributed the lyrics.) "The Lover And The Beggar" has an additional cornet player who may be Cicero Thomas although this is only a guess.
fixbutte 18th Jan 2021		78 RPM Lovin' Sam From Down In 'Bam (Sam Theard) - The Lover And The Beggar / You Rascal You (1929)	An excellent record to start with. "You Rascal You", actually the B-side of this record, would become a jazz standard, made immortal especially by Louis Armstrong.with the extended title "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You".
fixbutte 16th Jan 2021		78 RPM Count Basie - Blue And Sentimental / Doggin' Around (1938)	Finally added "Blue And Sentimental" by Count Basie and His Orchestra which would become a jazz standard. There is much to say about the tune and this original recording and you'll find it all on Swing & Beyond.
fixbutte 30th Dec 2020		78 RPM Blue Sky Boys - The Dying Boy's Prayer / I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail (1936)	Are these the first circularly cropped label images of your records that you have uploaded, historyofcountrymusic? That's good because you know best which parts belong to the paper label, so you can crop them properly.
fixbutte 25th Dec 2020		78 RPM Roy Brown And His Mighty-Mighty Men - Grandpa Stole My Baby / Money Can’t Buy Love (1953)	"B-side promo label" is actually A-side promo label, see Billboard review and King ads as added to the notes. Sides flipped accordingly.
fixbutte 24th Dec 2020		78 RPM Patsy Montana - I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart / Ridin' Old Paint (1935)	I can't because I see the the originals only in the cache (when I click on them, they're cropped). Anyway they should look like the blue and silver reissue labels, with the blue rim around the silver. Edit: KeithS did it for me, thanks!
fixbutte 24th Dec 2020		78 RPM Patsy Montana - I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart / Ridin' Old Paint (1935)	@Mike Gann: I feel that you have cropped the images a bit too much. When I look at the original photographs it seems that there is some green around the gold on the rim.
fixbutte 14th Dec 2020		78 RPM Tom Darby And Jimmie Tarlton - Going Back To My Texas Home / Down Among The Sugar Cane (1931)	This record was highlighted with "Down Among The Sugar Cane" as the top side in the Columbia Familiar Tunes [e.g. Country] Records Supplement for Dec. 1931/Jan. 1932 ("Adv. 12-31—1-32"), see supplement image, so probably released in November or December 1931.
fixbutte 15th Nov 2020		78 RPM Mabel Scott - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus / Every Little Doggie Has Its Day (1948)	But yes, the review is there (clipping uploaded).
fixbutte 10th Nov 2020		78 RPM Bessie Smith And Her Down Home Trio - Aggravatin' Papa / Beale Street Mamma (1923)	Found a better A-side label and moved it up, Mike Gann. Yours with the "EXCLUSIVE ARTIST (At Pressing)" imprint may have come earlier though (I'm not quite sure), so a nice set of labels with it may oust mine.
fixbutte 7th Nov 2020		78 RPM Bessie Smith - Bessie Smith Album (1937)	Missing B and L side label images uploaded. B side (Reckless Blues) has the original label design, like J side (Trombone Cholly) before. A side (St. Louis Blues), C side (Careless Love Blues) and D side (Weeping Willow Blues) labels with this original design also uploaded and moved up. L side (Back-Water Blues) label has a slightly later design, like H side (Muddy Water) before, with the words TRADE MARK REGISTERED flanking the Notes and COLUMBIA circle at top. I side (Yellow Dog Blues) and K side (Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out) labels with the same design also uploaded and moved up.

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