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78 RPM Record

Artist: The Jacks Label:   RPM Country: USA Catalogue: 428 Date: Apr 1955 Format: 10" Genre: Doo Wop Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  6 Own Price Guide: Valuation Page » 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	The Jacks	Smack Dab In The Middle	Calhoun	8.0  Rate
B	The Jacks	Why Don't You Write Me?	Hollins	10.0  Rate

Notes

Original release of RPM 428; in August 1955, after "Why Don't You Write Me?" had become a hit, a reissue appeared that replaced the original A side "Smack Dab in the Middle" with "My Darling."

A mx: 2182; B mx: 2183.

BB May 7, 1955 Talent Spotlight
BB May 14, 1955 ad, p.48 (Smack Dab)
BB Jul 30, 1955 "Why Don't You Write Me" becoming a "sleeper" hit
BB Aug 6, 1955 Most Played (Why Don't You Write Me)

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coveboy 28th May 2018		added alternate A side
BigBadBluesMan 7th Jan 2016
BigBadBluesMan 7th Jan 2016
LaurenceD SUBS 18th Apr 2015		One of those situations where the designated B side took off unexpectedly. (I linked The Jacks and The Cadets together. Maybe it should be "see also", but they are the same group)

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