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Member	Item		Review/Comment
Twitster 17th Feb 2017		78 RPM Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra - I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good / Chocolate Shake (1941)	Produced by Harry Meyerson
Twitster 8th Sep 2016		78 RPM Artie Shaw - Shadows / Don't Take Your Love From Me (1948)	"Shadows" is taken from the final recording session of the 1938-39 outfit on November 9, 1939. Two takes were recorded during the session. Take 1 was issued on Bluebird B-10502, backed with "I Didn't Know What Time It Was". Take 2 wasn't released until this recording was issued in May, 1948. So, this is not a re-issue but a debut.
Twitster 9th May 2016		78 RPM Woody Herman - The Sky Fell Down / Blue Prelude (1940)	Side B: Soloists Woody Herman, clarinet Horace "Steady" Nelson, trumpet Saxie Mansfield, tenor sax
Twitster 29th Sep 2015		78 RPM The Twinkles - Bad Motorcycle / Sweet Daddy (1957)	"Bad Motorcycle" went nowhere on the Peak label. Early the following year Cameo picked up a lease on the master tapes, changed the name of the duo to The Storey Sisters and managed to wind up with a Top 40 hit.
Twitster 16th Sep 2015		78 RPM The Charioteers - Words That Are Breaking My Heart / You Call Everybody Darlin' (1949)	Side B: Introductory commentary provided by Eddy Arnold and Xavier Cugat
Twitster 24th Aug 2015		78 RPM Various Artists - You Can't Be True Dear / Peppermint Stick (1948)	Within the composer credits for "You Can't Be True Dear", it is unclear who Horton was and what ties he had to this title. Most, if not all, commercial issues of the song at the time list Ken Griffin (who first recorded the tune in the U. S. both as an instrumental and a vocal), Hans Otten, Gerhard Ebeler and Hal Cotton as the composers.
Twitster 24th Aug 2015		78 RPM Efrem Kurtz And The London Philharmonic Orchestra - Excerpts From Gaîté Parisienne (Part 1) / Excerpts From Gaîté Parisienne (Part 2) (1944)	As the title contains the word "Excerpts", it pretty much stands to reason that this is an edited version of the commercial release. Keep in mind, however, that the Columbia LP issue did not exist in 1944, so if these tracks are not exactly identical to each other, they are obviously sourced from different recording sessions or concert performances.
Twitster 11th Aug 2015		78 RPM Glenn Miller - Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar / Falling Leaves (1940)	The video of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" below is performed by Miller's American Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Forces, featuring a Ray McKinley vocal. The number was taken from a transcribed Office of War Information (OWI) propaganda program commonly known as "The Wehrmacht Hour." The titles for this particular program (#6 in the series), were recorded in EMI's Abbey Road studios in London (yes, it's the same one the Beatles made famous) on November 27, 1944 and was aired on the ABSIE Network (American Broadcasting Station in Europe) on December 13th. The program was directed toward the common German soldier. It was hosted by Miller and German female announcer Ilse Weinberger.
Twitster 7th Aug 2015		78 RPM Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul / It Had To Be You (1944)	812334/335: Camden pressing.
Twitster 3rd Aug 2015		78 RPM Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Whatever Happened To You? (Qué Te Pasó A Tí) / The Rumba Cardi (The Rumba Of The Heart) (1940)	W. B. I'm not sure of the deadwax info present on this particular release. The closest Victor Miller recording (with the same ring design except it is missing the 1637544 patent number displaying a blank space in its stead within the rim text) to this which I have is 27879 "Sweet Eloise"/"Sleep Song".(recorded 4/2/42). I should also point out that I've randomly picked out three other Victor issues displaying the same ring design. None of these four provide consistent information throughout within the deadwax A Side: 6 o'clock position: (position at which information is located when label is horizontal) 27879 1A1F (NOTE: the catalog number is preceeded by a device that looks like an incomplete trapezoid, i.e. a foreward slash and backward slash joined at the top by a straight line with no joining line at the bottom. It is very squat in appearance.) 9 c'clock position: 1 12 o'clock position: backward 2 3 o'clock position: 4 Side B: 4 o'clock position: 27879 1A4A 7 o'clock position: 1 over C
Twitster 3rd Aug 2015		78 RPM Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Whatever Happened To You? (Qué Te Pasó A Tí) / The Rumba Cardi (The Rumba Of The Heart) (1940)	The date listed above is the recording date, not the release date (which should be entered). Listed as a double-sided hit in Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954, the release debuted on the charts on October 12, 1940. Depending upon its initial review within the trades, the release date could either be July, August or September, 1940.
Twitster 30th Jul 2015		78 RPM Artie Shaw - Deep Purple / Pastel Blue (1939)	446803/804: Camden pressing.
Twitster 29th Jul 2015		78 RPM Glenn Miller - Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar / Falling Leaves (1940)	You and me both W. B. I've been tearing my hair out attempting to track these two down. Someone, somewhere must have an answer.
Twitster 29th Jul 2015		78 RPM The Three Suns - Twilight Time / Hindustan (1947)	808194/197: Hollywood pressing.
Twitster 29th Jul 2015		78 RPM Vaughn Monroe - All Of Me / I Kiss Your Hand, Madame (1947)	808199/200: Hollywood pressing.
Twitster 23rd Jul 2015		78 RPM Glenn Miller - But It Didn't Mean A Thing / Runnin' Wild (1939)	Both sides of this release were recorded on April 18, 1939 in the New York studios of RCA Victor. 804062/063: Indianapolis pressing. "Runnin' Wild" debuted on the national charts on June 11, peaking at #12. Featured soloists heard on the recording are Tex Beneke, tenor sax; Dale McMickle, trumpet; Tex Beneke, tenor sax and Maurice Purtill, drums.
Twitster 23rd Jul 2015		78 RPM Glenn Miller - Little Brown Jug / Pavanne (1939)	597961/962: Camden Pressing example
Twitster 13th Jul 2015		78 RPM Glenn Miller - Sunrise Serenade / Moonlight Serenade (1939)	796474/475 & 796481/482: Variations of Hollywood pressings?
Twitster 10th Jun 2015		78 RPM Various Artists - Mañana / Honkey Little Donkey (1948)	Side B: B1: Correct title: "Cigareets And Whuskey And Wild, Wild Women." B2: Vocal by Joe Pope
Twitster 1st Jun 2015		78 RPM Benny Goodman Sextet - Slipped Disc / Oomph Fah Fah (1945)	Both sides recorded on February 4, 1945 in New York City. Benny Goodman, clarinet Red Norvo, vibraphone Teddy Wilson, piano Mike Bryan, guitar Slam Stewart, bass Morey Feld, drums If any of you are using the Usenet newsgroups, I've posted restored versions of these two titles on June 1st, sourced from the videos below, on alt.binaries.sounds,78rpm-era
Twitster 1st Jun 2015		78 RPM Benny Goodman Sextet - Slipped Disc / Oomph Fah Fah (1945)	Benny Goodman Sextet - "Slipped Disc" [YouTube Video]
Twitster 1st Jun 2015		78 RPM Benny Goodman Sextet - Slipped Disc / Oomph Fah Fah (1945)	Benny Goodman Sextet - "Oomph Fah Fah" . [YouTube Video]
Twitster 29th May 2015		78 RPM Benny Carter - Prelude To A Kiss / Atlantic Jump (1948)	More information on "I Swung The Election" may be found here.
Twitster 13th May 2015		78 RPM The Three Suns - Good-Bye Girls I'm Through / I'll Forget You (1947)	Side A: Vocal by Artie Dunn
Twitster 8th May 2015		78 RPM NBC Symphony Orchestra - Sunday In Brooklyn (Part One) / Sunday In Brooklyn (Part Three) (1947)	Side A: Composer Elli Siegmeister provides introductory commentary
Twitster 27th Apr 2015		78 RPM Bud Abbott And Lou Costello - Baseball Routine / Take Me Out To The Ball Game (1947)	More information on the evolution of the comedy sketch may be found here
Twitster 27th Apr 2015		78 RPM Bud Abbott And Lou Costello - Baseball Routine / Take Me Out To The Ball Game (1947)	B5 Gladys Goodding Down By The Old Mill Stream Taylor B6 Gladys Goodding Margie Davis, Conrad
Twitster 21st Apr 2015		78 RPM Sammy Kaye - The Gypsy / Doon N' Dee (1947)	Side A: Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra Side B: Wayne King And His Orchestra
Twitster 21st Apr 2015		78 RPM Various Artists - Intermission Riff / Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It (1947)	Side A: A1: Stan Kenton And His Orchestra A2: Benny Goodman And His Orchestra. Vocal by Benny Goodman Side B: Raymond Scott And His Orchestra
Twitster 20th Apr 2015		78 RPM Bing Crosby - Dear Old Girl / These Foolish Things (1946)	Side A: Bob Burns and Bing Crosby provide introductory commentary. Possibly taken from the March 8, 1945 NBC broadcast of "The Kraft Music Hall."

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