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Member	Item		Review/Comment
LaurenceD SUBS 6th Mar 2013		78 RPM Camille Howard - Has Your Love Grown Cold? / Barcarolle Boogie (1948)	The listing with "Going Home Blues" seems to have proliferated around the internet, but I have been unable to find any evidence of a Camille Howard recording with that title.
LaurenceD SUBS 6th Mar 2013		78 RPM The Hollywood Hucksters - Happy Blues / Them There Eyes (1947)	From the Billboard review: "As a vocal twosome, they make great instrumentalists".
LaurenceD SUBS 6th Mar 2013		78 RPM Various Artists - Vol. 8 Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic (1948)	That's a good suggestion fixbutte, so I went ahead and changed the artist for both JATP albums posted so far.
LaurenceD SUBS 16th Feb 2013		78 RPM Earl Bostic - Bostic's Jump / Hot Sauce! (1948)	Not sure about the date for this one, it might by Dec. 1947. The Gotham issue appeared in Jan. 1948.
LaurenceD SUBS 15th Feb 2013		78 RPM Ray Bauduc And His Bobcats - Li'l Liza Jane / When My Sugar Walks Down The Street (1948)	Some of Bob Crosby's original Bob Cats are featured on these sides.
LaurenceD SUBS 9th Feb 2013		78 RPM Peggy King - You'll Get A Kick Outa Cookin' / The Hottentot (1954)	Sorry for the delay W.B. - I retrieved it from storage and yes, there is an 'H', and the matrix numbers are RR 22223 and RR 22224 for Cookin' and Hottentot respectively. Apparently it was a Hunt tomato sauce jingle featuring Peggy King that caught Mitch Miller's attention and resulted in her being signed by Columbia. I don't think that Hottentot went anywhere, but her recording of Learning To Love (Columbia 40562) did reach the charts.
LaurenceD SUBS 6th Feb 2013		78 RPM Earl Bostic - Serenade / Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (1950)	I love these mini-biographies on the King promos! I can just imagine the DeeJay reciting these factoids, and sounding like an expert.
LaurenceD SUBS 4th Feb 2013		78 RPM Julia Lee And Her Boy Friends - (Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch And Grab It / I Was Wrong (1947)	For some unknown reason, my copy is numbered A40028 on one side only.
LaurenceD SUBS 4th Feb 2013		78 RPM Various Artists - Coast Guard Memorial (1948)	I wasn't sure whether to call this label Radiodisc or Allied Record Manufacturing. Also I called this an album, but maybe we could use a better classification. Based on various fragments of information I could find, I believe that this radio program aired in 1948. Here is a program summary: Introductions by Hy Averback and Dane Clark I'm In A Jam With Baby sung by Marilyn Maxwell Comedy skit featuring 'a sea chanty' (title unknown) with Marilyn Maxwell and Jerry Colonna You Can't Be True, Dear and You Call Everybody Darlin' by Spike Jones with Dorothy Shay Comedy skit with Bob Hope and Jane Russell Salute to Coast Guard Day with Dane Clark Semper Paratus (The Coast Guard Marching Song) by the Sportsmens Quartet
LaurenceD SUBS 17th Jan 2013		78 RPM Duke Ellington - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament) / Cotton Tail (1943)	The A side was originally issued as "Never No Lament" credited to composer Duke Ellington. Bob Russell subsequently wrote lyrics, but due to the American Federation of Musicians' ban, Ellington was unable to record a new version with vocals. So Victor went ahead and re-issued the original instrumental track with a new title and writing credits, using the same catalog number. The 1943 date is for this second release with the revised title.
LaurenceD SUBS 11th Jan 2013		78 RPM Arlene Francis - Bendix Magic Part I / Bendix Magic Part II (1954)	[from BEATLEJOHN, Jan 10, 2012] http://majesticrecord.com/labelsspecial.htm If you go here: ..and scroll down almost to the bottom of the page, you'll find a slightly alternate version of this entry........John
LaurenceD SUBS 8th Jan 2013		78 RPM Johnny Dankworth - 1956 Super Rhythm Style Series (1956)	Oddly enough zabadak, that was precisely what popped into my head when I saw that song title...
LaurenceD SUBS 3rd Jan 2013		78 RPM Camille Howard - You Don't Love Me / X-Temperaneous Boogie (1948)	There are label variations for this release, some of which list composers "Albert, Cottrell, Glenn" for You Don't Love Me. Those would be Don Albert, Louis Cottrell Jr. and Lloyd Glenn.
LaurenceD SUBS 30th Dec 2012		78 RPM Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm - Nellie Lutcher (1948)	3 record set Individual discs numbered 10108, 10109, 10110 "There's Another Mule In Your Stall" is listed as "There's A New Mule In Your Stall" on the album cover.
LaurenceD SUBS 26th Dec 2012		78 RPM Stan Kenton - Artistry In Boogie / Machito (1948)	Capitol releases 15190 - 15199 are all reissues of earlier Stan Kenton instrumental tracks. At least some of these tracks seem to be alternate takes. "Artistry In Boogie" first released on Capitol 273 "Machito" first released on Capitol 408 (different session/matrix)
LaurenceD SUBS 26th Dec 2012		78 RPM Stan Kenton - Eager Beaver / Harlem Folk Dance (1948)	Capitol releases 15190 - 15199 are all reissues of earlier Stan Kenton instrumental tracks. At least some of these tracks seem to be alternate takes. "Harlem Folk Dance" first release on Capitol 145 "Eager Beaver" first release on Capitol 159
LaurenceD SUBS 26th Dec 2012		78 RPM Eddy Duchin - Eddy Duchin (1940)	Kind of odd how side 5 differs from the others.
LaurenceD SUBS 17th Dec 2012		78 RPM Criswell - 1955	This one-sided 12" record features Los Angeles TV personality The Amazing Criswell, and was available from local Philco dealerships. The recording begins with a plug for Philco and concludes reminding listeners to tune in to the KCOP-TV program "Criswell Predicts". In between, Criswell gives his predictions for the year 1955.
LaurenceD SUBS 17th Dec 2012		78 RPM Jimmy Stevens - Blue Tango / Josephine (1952)	The only information that I have about this label comes from a Billboard article (Sep 20, 1952, p.19). Headed by Ken Doing, Chromotone made budget releases which were sold for 59¢ in grocery stores, and described as "semi-microgroove" pressings. This issue has covers of recent hits by Leroy Anderson and Les Paul, respectively.
LaurenceD SUBS 11th Dec 2012		78 RPM Sarah Vaughan - You're Not The Kind / If You Could See Me Now (1946)	Looks like there was some confusion as to the placing of parentheses. Tad Dameron is the composer of If You Could See Me Now, but lyricist Carl Sigman is not credited.

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