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Artist: Patsy Cline Label:   Decca Country: USA Catalogue: 30221 Date: 11 Feb 1957 Format: 10" Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  7 Own, 3 Want Price Guide: $165 » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A	Patsy Cline	A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)	Bob Hillard, Milton Delugg	Rate
B	Patsy Cline	Walkin' After Midnight	Don Hecht, Alan Block	Rate

Notes

Also issued on 45 RPM as 9-30221

Billboard, February 9, 1957, page 15: Decca ad: "A Poor Man's Roses," b/w "Walkin' After Midnight"
Billboard, February 9, 1957, page 46: Review Spotlight On (focuses on "Walkin' After Midnight")
Billboard, February 16, 1957, page 22: Decca ad (featuring only "Walkin' After Midnight")
Billboard, February 16, 1957, page 52: Recent Pop Releases: This Week's Best Buys.
Billboard, February 16, 1957, page 60: This Week's C&W Best Buys.

Images

Number: 960219  THUMBNAIL Uploaded By: Sigurbjorn SUBS Description: Decca 30221 A side label

Number: 960218  Uploaded By: Sigurbjorn SUBS Description: Decca 30221 B side label

Comments and Reviews

xiphophilos ● 11th Jun 2020		I've added links to Decca ads and Billboard reviews that show that "A Poor Man's Roses" was indeed initially issued as the A side [now reflected in the entry], but as Jock_Girl says, the B side, "Walkin' After Midnight", immediately took off and became the hit.
Mike Gann 11th Jun 2020		Thank you Jock_Girl :-)
Jock_Girl 11th Jun 2020		@Mike Gann: Patsy hated Walkin' After Midnight and preferred A Poor Man's Roses. She was strongly persuaded to record it and no doubt a part of that compromise was that it would be the B side. That was in November 1956. Decca prepped everything with that in mind. In January 1957, she was to perform 'Roses' on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scout on the CBS TV network, but once again was convinced to perform 'Midnight'. Response was so great that she won first prize on the show and Decca flipped it for promotion.
Mike Gann 11th Jun 2020		Since the "+" next to the matrix on a Decca designates the b-side, I have to wonder why this is reversed?

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