I have the same record on Vocalian. Same matrix number as the Decca

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The Boswelll Sisters remain unequaled in pop music. This is one of the great two sided hits of all time. What'd Ja Do to Me displays all of the Boswell virtues and there were many - change of tempo, scat singing, rearrangement of song to suit varied rhythms and improvised melodic lines but most of all Vet, Martha and Connie's close harmonies. It's unique in that it starts fast and then gets slower and slower without picking up again at the end, which they tended to do. The flip, however, When I Take My Sugar to Tea, is the song that caused the Dorsey Brothers orchestra to stand and give them an enthusiastic ovation in the Brunswick recording studio at the end of the master take because it was the first time they'd ever heard anything like it - the Boswell harmony and arrangement, which was soon in great demand. This is ground zero for American pop music. The Bozzies took jazz and made it into ear candy without losing any of the elements of jazz. Don't miss it.

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Has anybody ever seen this record ?......Or better still has it ??........Have yet to see any collector that has included it in their collection or any photographic evidence of its existence in any music lists......I would love to be proved wrong by the way

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Rock Around The Clock
cool, man, cool…..
Never heard this before, what with Bill Haley & His Comets original version? being imprinted in my brain for many a long year.

…..for some reason the YouTube link box has not appeared, so I cannot direct link to the video…..maybe later. The link box has now appeared (weird that!), but KeithS has kindly linked the YouTube video, so I’ve deleted my earlier link….well done, that man!…..

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The JA press will in at least 1955, when Records LTD started pressing in King Street,

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Fantastic musicianship - esp Gay Gordons.

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Bob Mosely is my Dad. He is the pianist on album. He was murdered 2 weeks before I was born. My mom told my brother 5 yrs old, that she was raped. She had a LOVE affair with a black man. When she went to LA to deliver and adopt me out, little John probably told his grandfather Jack Tweedie what his mom told him. Assume the rest. I wish I could find more pictures of my dad. Robert Powhatan Mosley

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The recordings made at Birmingham Town Hall (UK), 30th March 1948 and issued on Esquire were among the very first made of British Be-Bop jazz.

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Excellent. Thanks historyofcountrymusic.

Out of curiosity, went to see if there was a video... and found 'The Motor March'.
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Video of Side - B: I'll Never, Never Let You Go.
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Nice slow tempo soothing early 50's ballad.

Plus two additional article links. One by VGH website, the other by Marv Goldberg..
https://www.vocalgroupharmony.com/ill_nevr.htm
http://www.uncamarvy.com/Shadows/shadows.html

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Important performance. Hard to beat

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I own this record and it's good

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Port-Au-Prince is an absolutely cracking tune by Winifred. I know pop Piano Instrumental Soloists are completely unfashionable now but maybe it's time for a revival.
The B side is ok but nothing on the A side.

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"On sait que la gamine a déjà, dans les comptoirs à musique, un disque “ Pathé ” , sorti des presses il y a quinze jours, et qui porte notamment “ Ma p’tite polka". Cette chanson, enregistrée avec environ 10 musiciens, est fort plaisante à écouter, très “ dansante ” aussi, et elle a séduit le public américain aussi bien que celui du Québec."
(André Rufiange - Radiomonde et Télémonde, samedi 29 juin 1957, page 3)

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La compagnie Alouette vient de lancer deux nouveaux disques du PERE BERNARD. Les chansons qu’ils portent sont “ Coeur de mie ”, “Souriez bonnes gens”, “Manteau de joie" et “Frère feu”.
(Jac Duval - Radiomonde et Télémonde, samedi 5 juillet 1958, page 20)

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La compagnie Alouette vient de lancer deux nouveaux disques du PERE BERNARD. Les chansons qu’ils portent sont “ Coeur de mie ”, “Souriez bonnes gens”, “Manteau de joie" et “Frère feu”.
(Jac Duval - Radiomonde et Télémonde, samedi 5 juillet 1958, page 20)

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Nouveaux disques de Gérard Barbeau

Le jeune soprano, Gérard Barbeau, vient d'enregistrer deux nouveaux disques aux studios de RCA Victor. Pour répondre à la demande générale, il chante "Ave Maria" de Gounod, "O vos omnes", extrait des sept paroles du Christ, de T. Dubois ainsi que "Écho Suisse" de Eckert et "Maman" de Yvain. Ces disques, de même que les précédents, distribués par Ed. Archambault, Inc., sont en vente chez tous les marchands de disques de la province.
(Le Devoir, jeudi 11 janvier 1951, page 6)

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Now this is the song I want played at my funeral great lyrics and a great delivery by Leslie. Now largely forgotten one of the great Music Hall stars. When in hospital and they were asking for requests and dedications I put forward this song and dedicated it to all those in the Morgue. They declined to carry out my request.
So have a listen take your mind off Covid and cheer yourself up.

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The last time Iheard this one was on my Grandfathers Phonograph , he used to have a large chest of Edison Bell cylindrical records. I was allowed to play them now and again. This was around 1940.

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Side 'A' is really a comical novelty record.

If you like cats, then this one is for you. Albert Whelan does a very passable and amusing impression of two screeching cats talking to each other - "Are you coming out tonight ?" .... "No, I'm not" ...."Why not ?" ......... "I can't get over the wall" .

Lots of innuendo otherwise (referring to human liaisons over walls) and a jolly good, merry tune too ! Xylophones. Trumpets for the naughty bits - or is that just my over-active imagination ?

Anyway, if you like cats..................................

Oh, the 'B' side....... In my personal opinion, two parts of this song sound similar to a different and still well known song written several years later. Now there's a thing to think about.................. can you recognise it ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aUR1ANsvrA

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Rosemary Squires was born in Bristol , England , on December 7 1928 , and her first single " Band Of Gold " was released in February 1956. She faced stiff competition from rival versions by artists including Rose Brennan , Petula Clark , Kit ( a.k.a. Kay ) Carson , and Don Cherry , and hers quickly sank without trace. She was accompanied on " Band Of Gold " by the Roland Shaw Orchestra , in a relatively simple interpretation which was at odds with the over-blown productions on most of the other versions , and this might partly explain the single's failure. However , Squires has a very appealing pure voice with perfect pitch , and her take on " Band Of Gold " is very engaging,

Rosemary Squires released a total of 14 singles in the U.K. between 1956 - 1967 , but none of them even entered the U.K. Top 40. Undeterred by her lack of success on vinyl , she forged ahead and managed to establish herself quickly as a highly-acclaimed vocalist in the jazz / big band / easy listening genres of music , performing for many years internationally in concerts and cabaret. Her career started in 1940 , at the young age of 11 , and lasted right thru into the 21st. century.

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I seriously wonder if this record could actually damage your hearing. Even using a 1930's gramophone with Bamboo needles.

What does this sound like? Well, If you can imagine an episode of 'The Man From Uncle' where a person is tortured in an enclosed room using piercing, high pitched sound waves, then you are halfway there.

If you can also imagine the sound of a ww2 aerial bomb being dropped onto your house from an inordinate height, picking up speed all of the time, creating an ever increasing shrill, constant 'whistling sound' as it nears - then you have it.

I would say more, but I seem to be developing a bad headache and feeling dis-orientated. Side 'B' remains unplayed.

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In essence, the 'Wind And Hurricane' 'A' side sounds like some kind of hand cranked machine which needed the strength of at least three people to get it going (when sadly only one person was actually available) and the 'Thunder Storm' 'B' side sounds like someone rummaging around in a skip.

How-ever, that is the absolute charm of this record.

It reminds me of an old village hall, with a Union Flag on the wall on amateur dramatics night. Probably sometime in November. 1929.

Oh the nostalgia of it all. More tea and biscuits ?

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My copy of this disc is a one-sided demo , just " Silent Lips " . This song was a minor U.S. hit ( no. 68 ) for Georgia Gibbs in 1957 , and Lanigan's take on it is quite similar , 'though I prefer it because her vocal is more spirited than Gibbs' and the arrangement by Ron Goodwin is more interesting. " Silent Lips " is a catchy and tuneful up-tempo number , but unfortunately it failed to chart for Cynthia Lanigan.

I know little about this English singer Cynthia Lanigan ( a.k.a. Lanagan ), apart from the fact that she performed occasionally on the radio. On the evidence of " Silent Lips " , she is clearly an accomplished singer with a clear voice and excellent phrasing , but unfortunately after the failure of this single and her previous single also on Parlophone she vanished off the radar.

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The "A" side of this disc is a big ballad, with a robust vocal by the American baritone singer Richard Hayes and a sumptuous orchestration by Joe Reisman. The only problem is, the song isn't good enough to warrant all this effort, and unsurprisingly it failed to chart in America.

The flip side is much better. "Out In The Cold Again" dates back to 1934, and since then it has been recorded by many artists including Dean Martin, Johnnie Ray, Ferlin Husky, Brenda Lee, Kay Starr, and Dinah Washington. It is a superb song with a striking melody and smart lyrics. Richard Hayes is accompanied on the track by a doo-wop style male vocal group; something of a departure in musical style for the balladeer, and it was a no. 9 U.S. hit in late 1951.

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"Sentimental Music" was considered good enough to be recorded by a host of American stars, including Bing Crosby, Patti Page, Rosemary Clooney, and Tex Beneke. Yet, in my opinion, it is a slow nondescript ballad with a melody that is average at best and very trite lyrics. Significantly, none of those who bothered to record "Sentimental Music" had any chart success with it.

The flip side, "I Still Feel The Same About You," is better but not outstanding. It is a kind of rock-a-ballad with a pleasing melody and reflective lyrics about a broken romance. Georgia Gibbs, accompanied by the Owen Bradley Sextet, had a no. 18 U.S. hit at the start of 1951, while Eve Young's equally-good version bombed.

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" Beloved , Be Faithful " is an outstanding ballad , with a terrific melody which is quite similar to a song entitled " Forever And Ever ". Eve Young and Snooky Lanson duet commendably on it , to an appealing arrangement by Eve Young's then husband Jack Pleis.

Unfortunately , the flip side " In The Middle Of A Riddle " is a truly dreadful song , just as bad as its title. The pair do their best with it , but it's a lost cause.

Around the end of 1952 Eve Young changed her name to Karen Chandler , who is probably best-remembered for her American hit " Hold Me , Thrill Me , Kiss Me " which climbed to no. 5 in early 1953.

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This is a clever and very catchy novelty song. Izzy is ill in bed and verses end with:-

" I am Izzy's lawyer and I called around because
I want to know is Izzy worse or Izzy azzy woz"

Great stuff!

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The " A " side of this 1942 record , " Conchita " , is an engaging novelty song with tongue-twisting lyrics , which was featured in the film " Priorities On Parade ". It is a tuneful number set to a rhythmic arrangement , and the American mixed-gender vocal group the Marshalls deliver it with gusto , displaying their impressive harmonies and counter-harmonies. The song was recorded by various other artists, including Glen Miller , Bing Crosby , Dinah Shore , and the King Sisters , but , perhaps surprisingly , none of the versions entered the American charts.

I prefer the flip side. " My Devotion " is a charming and melodic ballad , a typical example of a war-time song with lyrics conveying the loneliness resulting from separations. The Marshalls' smooth choral version enhances the song , but unfortunately it bombed. It was a U.S. hit in 1942 for several acts , including Jimmy Dorsey , Vaughan Monroe , and the King Sisters , but Charlie Spivak fared best , reaching no. 2. My favorite version is by Tab Hunter , but his 1961 take on the song flopped.

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On this 78, the English singer Virginia Somers delivers sublime renditions of "Lovin' Spree" and "Cross Over The Bridge", associated primarily with Eartha Kitt and Patti Page respectively. She has a very appealing pure voice with perfect diction, enhanced by Reg Owen's slick arrangements on both tracks.

In my opinion, "Cross Over The Bridge" is a stronger, more commercial song than "Lovin' Spree", and it should have been promoted as the "A" side. In any event , both are at least as good as any other versions which I've heard..

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