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Member	Item		Review/Comment
Russell van Hooff 31st Mar 2019		78 RPM Pee Wee King - Hugging My Pillow (And Dreaming Of You) / Bimbo (1954)	One of the first 78s of Pee Wee King which was not composed by himself or Redd Stewart.
Russell van Hooff 30th Mar 2019		78 RPM Al Martino - Here In My Heart / I Cried Myself To Sleep (1952)	alternative labels uploaded
Russell van Hooff 30th Mar 2019		78 RPM Donald Peers - Dad's Birthday Waltz / Twenty Four Hours Of Sunshine (1950)	slightly more legible labels added, but not by much
Russell van Hooff 29th Mar 2019		78 RPM Max Bygraves - True Loves And False Lovers / Cowpuncher's Cantata (1952)	Although uncredited on the record label, Al Jolson's 'Sonny Boy' is mentioned in the closing bars of the song Cowpuncher's Cantata, and thus the composers have been listed.
Russell van Hooff 29th Mar 2019		78 RPM Pee Wee King - Slow Coach (Slow Poke) / The Strange Little Girl (1952)	Apparently, to get past the censors at the BBC, Pee Wee King had to re-record this song for Britain, with the lyrics changed. It seems the BBC in their wisdom, objected to 'Slow Poke'.
Russell van Hooff 28th Mar 2019		78 RPM Vaughn Monroe - The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful / Sound Off (The Duckworth Chant) (1951)	a slightly less obscured label uploaded
Russell van Hooff 28th Mar 2019		78 RPM Spike Jones And His City Slickers - Yes! We Have No Bananas / The Charleston (1951)	My record says 'Silver-Cohn' .... yours is probably worn
Russell van Hooff 28th Mar 2019		78 RPM Perry Como - When You Were Sweet Sixteen / Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep) (1948)	If anyone ever tells you today's music has bad lyrics, or they don't write them like they used to .... Just remind them of "Chi Baba Chi Baba Chi Baba Enchalawa Kooka La Goomba". ☺
Russell van Hooff 28th Mar 2019		78 RPM Vera Lynn - Vera Lynn Popular Medley (1955)	I didn't look before i posted the image. I am sorry. As soon as i find the 78 among the thousands here, i will post proper pictures of it, and that awful abortion can be removed.
Russell van Hooff 26th Mar 2019		78 RPM Spike Jones And His City Slickers - McNamara's Band / Knock Knock (1949)	For McNamara's Band - Shamus O'Connor (music) and John J. Stamford (lyrics)
Russell van Hooff 22nd Mar 2019		78 RPM Glenn Miller - Mister Meadowlark / Moonlight Serenade (1947)	1947 re-release of a 1939 original
Russell van Hooff 21st Mar 2019		78 RPM Joe Loss - Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart / Waiting In Sweetheart Valley (1945)	This was a very poor choice of contrasting colours for His Master's Voice to use .... with fading, they are very difficult to read, and also to take nice pictures of. Although i guess this wasn't in the forefront of their minds in the 40s when they designed it ☺
Russell van Hooff 20th Mar 2019		78 RPM Dinah Shore - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To / I Like To Recognise The Tune (1943)	* Paul Wetstein is the real name of bandleader Paul Weston
Russell van Hooff 20th Mar 2019		78 RPM "Fats" Waller And His Continental Rhythm - Music, Maestro, Please / Pent Up In A Penthouse (1939)	My apologies for the really crusty labels. Please feel free to supply clearer ones.
Russell van Hooff 17th Mar 2019		78 RPM Tommy Dorsey - Marie / Song Of India (1937)	Jack Leonard left Dorsey's band, which in turn made way for a brash newcomer .... showed a lot of promise.... Frank somebody-or-other ...
Russell van Hooff 17th Mar 2019		78 RPM The Bell Sisters - Bermuda / Wheel Of Fortune (1952)	Interesting Chinese export information sticker affixed to side A
Russell van Hooff 17th Mar 2019		78 RPM Eddy Arnold - The Rockin' Mockin' Bird / You Don't Know Me (1956)	First RCA Australia 78 i have ever seen. And i've seen a heck of a lot. ♥♫
Russell van Hooff 13th Mar 2019		78 RPM The Crew Cuts - A Story Untold / Carmen's Boogie (1955)	One of the earlier tracks to be released on Metrolite instead of shellac
Russell van Hooff 12th Mar 2019		78 RPM Sy Oliver - Castle Rock / But She's My Buddy's Chick (1951)	a German pressing of this song should be listed as such, and that is where this video should be
Russell van Hooff 12th Mar 2019		78 RPM Frankie Yankovic And His Yanks - Charlie Was A Boxer / Blue Skirt Waltz (Sukynka) (1949)	Despite looking similar, both with the surname Yankovic, and both playing accordions, he is no relation whatsoever to Weird Al Yankovic.
Russell van Hooff 11th Mar 2019		78 RPM Teresa Brewer - Ricochet (Rick-O-Shay) / Too Young To Tango (1955)	Jack Pleis is quoted as saying "like 'fleece' or 'grease'" when questioned on how to say his name.
Russell van Hooff 7th Mar 2019		78 RPM Bing Crosby - Beautiful Girl / After Sundown (1933)	I agree with the notes. The only MGM film called Singing In The Rain was 1952. For it to be on the label as such, and still have a record number used in the early 30s, it is undoubtedly a re-release.
Russell van Hooff 6th Mar 2019		78 RPM Jerry Vale - Innamorata (Sweetheart) / Second Ending (1956)	Thankyou scrough Yes, doormanperdomo, the label is an octagon. I believe Australian CBS Coronet labels are the only octagonal label for 78s in existence.
Russell van Hooff 5th Mar 2019		78 RPM Bing Crosby And Grace Kelly - True Love / Well Did You Evah? (1957)	Yep. 1957. Australia and New Zealand are the only places in the world that had to wait until 1957 for this record.
Russell van Hooff 5th Mar 2019		78 RPM Dean Martin - Hey, Brother, Pour The Wine / I'd Cry Like A Baby (1954)	Ross Bagdasarian is the real name of David Seville, of Chipmunks fame.
Russell van Hooff 5th Mar 2019		78 RPM The Four Knights - I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You) / Till Then (1954)	re: bigyella First pressings of this record will be titled Oh Baby Mine. Subsequent pressings changed the title. So too the Bing Crosby version was titled I Get So Lonely (Oh Baby Mine) Other versions call it I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)
Russell van Hooff 5th Mar 2019		78 RPM Kay Starr - Changing Partners / I'll Always Be In Love With You (1953)	Kay Starr, Patti Page, Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore versions were all 1953.
Russell van Hooff 5th Mar 2019		78 RPM Stan Freberg - St. George And The Dragonet / Little Blue Riding Hood (1953)	Dragnet was already an established, worldwide sydicated radio programme, long before television came to Australia. Undoubtedly this is why it was such a big hit.
Russell van Hooff 5th Mar 2019		78 RPM Frank Sinatra - Lean Baby / I'm Walking Behind You (1953)	The very first Sinatra record ever released in Australia on Capitol.
Russell van Hooff 3rd Mar 2019		78 RPM The Four Guardsmen - Cool Water / Sunflower (1949)	Hello JLC135 It is in the works, but i haven't found the record yet. Its here somewhere ..... Interestingly the New Zealand pressing has A-001 and A-003 on opposing sides. Rest assured there are literally thousands of 78s to be processed, this will be clarified, albeit perhaps not immediately. Kind regards Russell Post Script OMG OMG OMG I have found it !!! Yes, you are absolutely correct. it is Cool Water 001 on one side, and Sunflower 002 on the other. I will request a moderator merge these two entries if possible.

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