78 RPM - Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One / I Hope You Won't Hold It Against Me - Aladdin - USA

78 RPM Record

Artist:	Thurston Harris
Label:	Aladdin
Country:	USA
Catalogue:	3398
Date:	Sep 1957
Format:	10"
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	12 Own
Price Guide:	$72
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PRICE GUIDE

$72

Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A	Thurston Harris	Little Bitty Pretty One	R. Byrd	10.0 Rate
B	Thurston Harris	I Hope You Won't Hold It Against Me	Ross, Ross	9.0 Rate

Notes

Recorded Aug 27, 1957, Master Recorders, L.A.
Background vocals by The Sharps (not credited on later pressings)

BB Sep 16, 1957, p. 59 (On The Beat: "... out this week")
BB Sep 23, 1957, p. 63 & 70 (R&B Review Spotlight)

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Comments and Reviews


fredhoyt 20th Mar 2020		If, as stated in the Notes, The Sharps are (not credited on later pressings) shouldn't the label scan WITH the The Sharps moved to the top position? The 45 version of this release has ".. and The Sharps" on both tracks. I have the "The Sharps" version -- it has ∆ 17498 and ∆ 17499 etched in the run-off area.



fixbutte 11th Jun 2014		Bobby Day (born Robert Byrd) was not only the original singer but also the composer of both hits. Still Harris' cover of "Little Bitty Pretty One" was more successful than Day's original (#57 pop), whereas Day beat Harris' cover of "Over & Over".



thebluesneverdie 11th Jun 2014		Original version by Bobby Day & Satellites (Class). Thurston Harris later covered Day's original version of "Over & Over" for Aladdin.



fixbutte 10th Jun 2014		"Little Bitty Pretty One" made #2 on Billboard's R&B chart and #6 on the pop chart. It proved to be Aladdin's all-time best selling single, with well over a million sales (and unfortunately, also one of the last hits for the label).