78 RPM - Comments by My Friend Jack

78 RPM - Comments by My Friend Jack

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Member	Item		Review/Comment
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 18th Oct 2022		78 RPM Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group - Midnight Special / When The Sun Goes Down (1956)	Listed in Record Mirror dealer returns at the end of March 1956, so July release date is somewhat unlikely.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 12th Oct 2022		78 RPM Perry Como - Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) / My Funny Valentine (1956)	Entered NME chart w/e Friday 25 May, so a May release date is more likely than June. Amended accordingly.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 12th Oct 2022		78 RPM Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes / Tutti Frutti (1956)	Entered NME chart w/e Friday 25 May, so a May release is more likely than June. Updated accordingly.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 10th Oct 2022		78 RPM Teresa Brewer - The Thing / I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest (1950)	@George - I've amended Bit to Hit! I always thought the story behind those charts sounded a bit odd, but I guess the publishers and the OCC thought it was OK. I will check out the peak position later and confirm.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 9th Oct 2022		78 RPM Harry Secombe - When The Stars Were Brightly Shining (E. Lucevan Le Stelle) / None Shall Sleep Tonight (Nessun Dorma) (1956)	This record was listed in the dealer returns in the Record Mirror dated 3 March, so a probable release date is February 1956.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 9th Oct 2022		78 RPM Teresa Brewer - The Thing / I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest (1950)	In response to George Slv's question from 2017, The Telephone Song is by the Andrews Sisters. The chart is taken from Steve Water's book, "The British Hit Singles - The Missing Charts."
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 28th Sep 2022		78 RPM Alma Cogan - Willie Can / Lizzie Borden (1956)	Entered UK chart w/e 31 March, so definitely not an April release - duly amended.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 28th Sep 2022		78 RPM Eddie Calvert - Zambezi / Trumpet Tango (1956)	Entered UK chart w/e 10 March, so certainly not an April release. Amended to from April to February (unless anyone can confirm it was March?).
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 15th Aug 2022		78 RPM Nat "King" Cole - Smile / Make Her Mine (1954)	This record was listed in dealer returns in Record Mirror dated 28 August 1954, so the 78 release date would have been August, not September.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 11th Aug 2022		78 RPM Dean Martin - Sway / Pretty As A Picture (1954)	Mentioned in dealer returns in Record Mirroe 10 July 1954, so correct release date would be June or July, rather than September.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 11th Aug 2022		78 RPM Frankie Laine - Some Day / There Must Be A Reason (1954)	This record was listed in dealer returns in Record Mirror from 10th July 1954, so release date must have been June or July, not September as currently shown.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 11th Aug 2022		78 RPM Rita Hayworth - Sadie Thompson's Song (Blue Pacific Blues) / The Heat's On (1953)	I believe that both sides are performed by an uncredited Jo Ann Greer.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 27th Jul 2022		78 RPM [no artist listed] - We're Off To Reading (1932)	Huntley & Palmers stooped making biscuits in Reading at least 30 years earlier than 2006.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 12th May 2021		78 RPM George Formby - I'm The Ukulele Man / On The Beat (1940)	Release date shown (4th August 1940) was a Sunday, so unlikely to be correct.
My Friend Jack SUBS ● 22nd Oct 2015		78 RPM Jimmy Shand - Bluebell Polka / The Veleta (1952)	It did, but according to "The British Hit Singles - The Missing Charts," it had previously reached #13 during a 14 week run from 7 Jul 1952.