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laviolet 25th Dec 2017		78 RPM Charles Brown With Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Merry Christmas Baby / Lost In The Night (1950)	Reissue of Exclusive 254; that label folded in January 1950. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 24th Dec 2017		78 RPM Lloyd Glenn's Combo - Christmas Sleigh Ride / Savage Boy (1951)	"Christmas Sleigh Ride" was retitled to "Sleigh Ride" and later coupled with The Three Blazers' "Merry Christmas, Baby." [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 24th Dec 2017		78 RPM Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Merry Christmas, Baby / Lost In The Night (1947)	See Discogs entry for image of "Lost in the Night," where it's listed as the A side. Record is included in Billboard "Advance Record Releases" of November 8, 1947, but since titles are listed alphabetically A and B sides can't be distinguished. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 15th Oct 2017		78 RPM King Cole - Nature Boy / Lost April (1948)	Here's "Lost April." [YouTube Video]
laviolet 5th Oct 2017		78 RPM Smiley Lewis - Sad Life / Don't Jive Me (1951)	Here are both sides. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 4th Oct 2017		78 RPM Smiley Lewis - Where Were You / My Baby (1951)	No writer credit appears on label; both sides written by Smiley Lewis per booklet notes in compilation Smiley Lewis "Rocks" and BMI database. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 12th Feb 2017		78 RPM Fats Domino - Rockin' Chair / Careless Love (1951)	"Careless Love," a public domain song, carries no writer credit. This was apparently Domino's last record released exclusively on 78 RPM. Three months later, "You Know I Miss You" b/w "I'll Be Gone" was advertised as "Also Available on 45 RPM." [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 20th Jan 2017		78 RPM Professor Longhair - Tipitina / In The Night (1954)	Here are both sides. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 1st Aug 2016		78 RPM Jody Leviens And His Boys - Mardi Gras Mambo / I'm Tired Of Crying (1954)	A copy is currently listed on ebay for 100 USD. (edit: sold for $75 February 2019)
laviolet 11th Jul 2016		78 RPM Jody Leviens And His Boys - Mardi Gras Mambo / I'm Tired Of Crying (1954)	This is the original version of the song that became a Carnival staple when recorded in 1955 by the Hawketts, led by 17-year-old Art Neville. As you'll hear, this record is quite the mixed musical bag: Latin beat, country vocal, R&B sax. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 11th Jul 2016		78 RPM The Hawketts - Mardi Gras Mambo / Your Time's Up (1955)	All label variants of the 45 RPM release show "Mardi Gras Mambo" as 7780 and "Your Time's Up" as 7781. The runout of my copy (1975 pressing) agrees with the label, so apparently it's the 78 label that's in error. The March 5, 1955 issue of Billboard listed "Mardi Gras Mambo" as the third-best selling R&B record in New Orleans for the survey week ending February 23 (the day after Fat Tuesday that year). [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 22nd May 2016		78 RPM Harvey And The Moonglows - Ten Commandments Of Love / Mean Old Blues (1958)	Here are both sides, direct from the 78. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 12th May 2016		78 RPM Paul Gayten - Be My Baby / The Music Goes Round And Round (1956)	Here are both sides. Artist name is misspelled on label as "Paul Gayton." [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 24th Apr 2016		78 RPM Professor Longhair - Tipitina / In The Night (1954)	Billboard review, February 20, 1954: "In the Night": The pleasures in store for the adventurous after midnight are enticingly outlined by the professor. Best feature of the slicing, tho, is the hypnotic beat that's insistently pounded across by the [?]. Good for the boxes. "Tipitina": Interesting blues gets a convincing reading.
laviolet 22nd Apr 2016		78 RPM Professor Longhair And His New Orleans Boys - Walk Your Blues Away / Prof. Longhair's Blues (1950)	From Billboard, May 20, 1950: "Professor Longhair's Blues": Slow drag blues features compelling combo beat and throaty, intense blues warbling. [YouTube Video] "Walk Your Blues Away": A captivating Southern boogie beat sparks a driving medium novelty blues with an effective lyric and tag, expressively chanted. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 21st Apr 2016		78 RPM Professor Longhair - Go To The Mardi Gras / Everyday, Everynight (1959)	That's the first 78 I've ever seen on Ron or its brother label Ric.
laviolet 26th Mar 2016		78 RPM Fats Domino - Mardi Gras In New Orleans / Going To The River (1953)	"D. Longhair" is Roy Byrd, Professor Longhair. Byrd used Domino's opening on his 1959 recording for Ron Records, which became the definitive version. By the way, that record was produced by Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack.
laviolet 20th Mar 2016		78 RPM Professor Longhair And His New Orleans Boys - Mardi Gras In New Orleans / She Walks Right In (1950)	Recorded November 1949 in New Orleans; produced by Ahmet Ertugun and Herb Abramson. Billboard, February 11, 1950, "Record Reviews," p. 97: "She Walks Right In": Hypnotic, medium tempo boogie blues swings a storm. "Vocal," the title phrase repeated over and over, has curiously compelling effect. Group has distinctive sound. "Mardi Gras in New Orleans": Wonderfully spirited side with a strange three-beat rhythm should be great in Delta territory, and could catch in other locales. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video] See Discogs entry for label images.
laviolet 4th Oct 2015		78 RPM Fats Domino - Blue Monday / What's The Reason I'm Not Pleasing You (1956)	See label images here and here. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 4th Oct 2015		78 RPM Fats Domino - You Know I Miss You / I'll Be Gone (1952)	Also released on 45 RPM as noted in Billboard ad; this is Domino's earliest known release in that format. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 25th Sep 2015		78 RPM Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers - Her Mind Is Gone / Oh! Well (1950)	The reconfigured Mercury 8184 with "Oh Well" was Professor Longhair's final release on Mercury. The five released titles and other recordings were compiled by Bear Family on Mercury Records: The New Orleans Sessions 1950 & 1953. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 25th Sep 2015		78 RPM Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers - Hadacol Bounce / Her Mind Is Gone (1950)	Fess recorded "Her Mind Is Gone" several times over the years; this is the Mercury version. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 7th Sep 2015		78 RPM Sugar Boy And His Cane Cutters - I Don't Know What I'll Do / Overboard (1953)	Label images here.
laviolet 6th Sep 2015		78 RPM Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill / Honey Chile (1956)	The repair was probably done by Imperial engineer Abraham "Bunny" Robyn, who had pieced together "Blueberry Hill" from a troubled session at Hollywood Master Recorders on June 27, 1956. The band managed a complete take only on "Honey Chile"; afterward bandleader Dave Bartholomew dejectedly dropped the tape on label boss Lew Chudd's desk. Imperial initially pushed "Honey Chile," but Bartholomew was later shocked to learn that not only was "Blueberry Hill" released, it became Domino's biggest hit. Robyn also mastered Domino's singles slightly sped up, which made Domino sound younger and the music difficult to copy. See Rick Coleman's definitive Domino bio for more.
laviolet 5th Sep 2015		78 RPM Sugar Boy And His Cane Cutters - Jock-A-Mo / You, You, You (1954)	Mardi Gras fell on March 2 in 1954, so presumably the record was already out by the time the review appeared in the Billboard issue dated March 6. "You, You, You" is now registered to Crawford, but he wasn't credited on the original label. Crawford's next Checker release was his third and last, but he left behind enough tracks, including "Night Rider," to fill a 1976 Chess compilation. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 1st Sep 2015		78 RPM Fats Domino - Detroit City Blues / The Fat Man (1950)	Yes, "The Fat Man" is far from high fidelity, but unfortunately it's in the grooves. Here's Rick Coleman's description of the six-hour session of December 10, 1949: "Domino hammered the piano and shouted his theme song ... Crammed next to the baby grand were drummer Earl Palmer, bassist Frank Fields, and guitarist Ernest McLean. The rhythm section strained to be heard over the shattering din of the piano. A lathe-like turntable plowed wax ... engraving the distorted sound for posterity. ... In the small studio with no baffles between the musicians, a good sound mix was difficult to attain." Imperial boss Lew Chudd wanted to re-record the song, but acetates were already being played on radio. "Detroit City Blues," a more conventional song, was probably easier to record. By the way, the book is excellent.
laviolet 29th Aug 2015		78 RPM The Harlemaires - If You Mean What You Say / Rose Of The Rio Grande (1948)	Reviewed in Billboard July 3, 1948. "Rose of the Rio Grande" was described as "smoothly and rhythmically done," but "If You Mean What You Say" was tagged as "draggy." Label image here. Reissued on 45 RPM.
laviolet 25th Aug 2015		78 RPM Huey (Piano) Smith And The Clowns - High Blood Pressure / Don't You Just Know It (1958)	Somehow, Huey Smith's two greatest recordings ended up on the same record. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 25th Aug 2015		78 RPM Huey Smith - You Made Me Cry / You're Down With Me (1953)	Savoy, a label known for jazz and gospel, released the first records by Huey Smith, Earl King (as Earl Johnson), and Ernie K-Doe (in the group The Blue Diamonds). Success for all had to wait. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 23rd Aug 2015		78 RPM The Cardinals - Shouldn't I Know / Please Don't Leave Me (1951)	Here's "Please Don't Leave Me" with the 78 label. [YouTube Video]

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