78 RPM - Maynard Ferguson - What's New? / The Hot Canary - Capitol - USA

78 RPM Record

Artist:	Maynard Ferguson
Label:	Capitol
Country:	USA
Catalogue:	7-1713
Date:	Aug 1951
Format:	10"
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	3 Own
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A	Maynard Ferguson	What's New?	Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke	Rate
B	Maynard Ferguson	The Hot Canary	Paul Nero	Rate

Notes

Accompanied by The Kenton Orchestra

Capitol collector's item series (blue label and special sleeve)

A mx: 7604 (label); 2 7604-D1 1 ☆ (runout, Hollywood pressing).
B mx: 7603 (label); 2 7603-D1 1 ☆ (runout, Hollywood pressing).
Both tracks recorded Hollywood, CA, May 31, 1951.(source)

Billboard, Aug. 4, 1951, page 19: Capitol Buyers Guide: New Releases (lists "What's New" first)
Billboard, Aug. 4, 1951, page 31: Advance Record Releases, Popular
Billboard, Aug. 4, 1951, page 30: Record Reviews (reviews "Hot Canary" first and more positively).
Billboard, Aug. 25, 1951, page 21: Capitol Buyers Guide: New Releases (lists "Hot Canary" first)

Also issued on 45 RPM as 6F-1713

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fixbutte 10th Jan 2020		In the 1950s and still in the 1960s, picture sleeves for singles were rare in the USA, and even when there was a picture sleeve for a record, only a limited number of copies came with it, and not necessarily the first pressing. This picture sleeve here with its promotional text on the back looks like a giveaway for DJs who apparently got their promo copies after the Billboard review with a reconsidered top side had been published.



xiphophilos 9th Jan 2020		This record made me briefly wonder about Capitol's Y & Z side indicators. The sleeve promotes "Hot Canary" as the main side, with "What's New" as the flip even though "What's New" is the Y side. It seems that Capitol rethought its promotional strategy very quickly when Billboard gave "Hot Canary" a much better review than "What's New?".