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Member	Item		Review/Comment
moondog 26th Apr 2014		78 RPM The Coasters - Yakety Yak / Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart (1958)	Totally agree with you - it's a great track and it's even better in real stereo available on some CD re-issues.
moondog 25th Apr 2014		78 RPM Doye O'Dell - Bath Tub Blues / I'm Not Fooling Now (1950)	Recorded for Exclusive in Hollywood March 1947.
moondog 25th Apr 2014		78 RPM Dalhart, Robison And Hood - Oh Susanna / Shine On Harvest Moon (1928)	Original recordings made in 1927
moondog 30th Mar 2014		78 RPM Lonnie Donegan - My Old Man's A Dustman (Ballad Of A Refuse Disposal Officer) / The Golden Vanity (1960)	Since the Pye Nixa label changed to Pye in 1959 I did not expect to see this record under the Nixa listing. Could leaf1960 confirm what label his copy was issued under?
moondog 29th Mar 2014		78 RPM The Diamonds - Faithful And True / Little Darlin' (1957)	Early Top Ranks were also on vinyl but I assume because they used the Pye pressing plant.
moondog 24th Mar 2014		78 RPM Vernon Dalhart - The Chain Gang Song / In The Big Rock Candy Mountain (1936)	This and 44 other records are listed under HMV. Shouldn't they all be transferred to His Master's Voice where they rightly belong and the HMV list deleted.
moondog 24th Mar 2014		78 RPM Caterina Valente With Chet Baker - I Remember April / Everytime We Say Goodbye (1956)	Correct title for A-side is: I'll Remember April. Caterina was an accomplished jazz guitarist which this record demonstrates. A star of many talents indeed.
moondog 21st Mar 2014		78 RPM Bill Haley And His Comets - Ten Little Indians / Rocking Chair On The Moon (1955)	Label variant images showing Essex label source above titles
moondog 16th Mar 2014		78 RPM Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four - Swing Music Series No. 157 & 158 (1954)	Thanks for year - now added
moondog 16th Mar 2014		78 RPM Saunders King - S.K. Blues (1942)	Reputed to be one of the first records with electric blues guitar
moondog 16th Mar 2014		78 RPM Alan Kent - Believe In Me / You Above All (1956)	Alan Kent was a Scottish tenor with a similar style to David Whitfield. The Polydor 78s recorded in the UK are very hard to find as they sold very few copies.
moondog 16th Oct 2013		78 RPM Somethin' Smith And The Redheads - I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire / You Made Me Love You (1958)	Quite right of course - just my silly arithmetic!
moondog 15th Oct 2013		78 RPM Somethin' Smith And The Redheads - I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire / You Made Me Love You (1958)	Fontana's 78 series ran from H 100 (1958) to H 235 (1960) so well over 200 issues.
moondog 15th Oct 2013		78 RPM Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group - Putting On The Style / Gamblin' Man (1957)	Interesting that this record starts with an edited fade-in but re-issues on CD give the full unedited intro with Lonnie making a mess of his banjo picking.
moondog 15th Oct 2013		78 RPM Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group - Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O / I'm Alabammy Bound (1957)	Engineered by Joe Meek
moondog 15th Oct 2013		78 RPM Edmund Hockridge - Young And Foolish / Sixteen Tons (1956)	Engineered by Joe Meek
moondog 14th Oct 2013		78 RPM Reginald Foort - Overture "Poet And Peasant" -- Part 1 / Overture "Poet And Peasant" -- Part 2 (1943)	Reginal Foort made 75 records for HMV in the 10" BD series between 1936 & 1944
moondog 13th Oct 2013		78 RPM Glenn Miller - Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam) / A Handful Of Stars (1954)	The OA matrix number shows that A Handful of Stars is the A-side as it was a much later recording - in this case 1940. The OA numbers are in fact the US Victor matrix numbers. HMV used O to stand for 10 inch (a common prefix) and A for American.
moondog 13th Oct 2013		78 RPM Glenn Miller - Blue Moonlight / Melancholy Lullaby (1951)	Strangely the BD series number is also shown on the label as BD 5822 which was issued in Nov 1943. What was the purpose of the MH series - perhaps export only?
moondog 13th Oct 2013		78 RPM Glenn Miller - Pavanne / Runnin´ Wild (1943)	Month of issue did not keep to its numerical sequence
moondog 7th Oct 2013		78 RPM Donn Reynolds And The Texans - Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Ramona (1958)	Engineered by Joe Meek
moondog 5th Mar 2013		78 RPM Blue Lu Barker - What Did You Do To Me? / A Little Bird Told Me (1949)	B side is a real gem
moondog 2nd Mar 2013		78 RPM The Ink Spots - Street Of Dreams / Someday I'll Meet You Again (1944)	A side was actually recorded in 1942
moondog 17th Feb 2013		78 RPM Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two - Guess Things Happen That Way / Come In, Stranger (1958)	And The Tennessee Two
moondog 17th Feb 2013		78 RPM Buddy Featherstonhaugh And The Radio Rhythm Club Sextet - Swing Music 1943 Series No. 529 / 530 (1943)	Apparently not - according to those that knew him he insisted that it was pronounced as spelt.
moondog 16th Feb 2013		78 RPM Jean Campbell - Let's Go Steady / Ivory Tower (1956)	This is a rare record largely due to the fact it's pretty dire!
moondog 16th Feb 2013		78 RPM Jean Campbell - Let's Go Steady / Ivory Tower (1956)	With Geoff Love & his Orchestra
moondog 16th Feb 2013		78 RPM Tennessee Ernie - Catfish Boogie / Kiss Me Big (1953)	Scans for original Decca licenced issue uploaded
moondog 15th Feb 2013		78 RPM [no artist listed] - [no Title Given] / [no Title Given]	To grab my interest - I am not sure which I prefer, this or the Swedish Sonora label.....
moondog 13th Feb 2013		78 RPM Fats Domino - I'm In Love Again / My Blue Heaven (1956)	Label variation added

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