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23rd May 2024, 12:25 AM
	mister_tmg Also on 78rpm Member since Apr 2012 1118 Points	Perhaps if retailers knew of records like the MGM releases before they came out, they could order them in advance? I’d agree with what you say about records which only charted for a week at the beginning of the month. This is one unissued 78 in the Decca book: Decca F 7264, November 1939 Jessie MATTHEWS, vocal, with ORCHESTRA, cond. Jay WILBUR DR3771-1-2 20. 7.39 I Feel Like A Stranger (Harry Woods) DR3772-1 20. 7.39 Riviera Romp (Harry Woods) I collect Jessie’s records, as I’m quite a big fan of hers. Hence me looking her up in the book. It isn’t listed in the comprehensive discography in her biography. The tracks were from a stage production, I Can Take It, which was cancelled when war broke out, in between the recording and release date. I would assume it was cancelled. Shame that it most likely doesn’t exist now. The other one in the book I noticed is F-10290 by Vera Lynn. Both titles recorded 23 March 1953: The Homecoming Waltz (DR 18817) was issued, but the other side, My Homeland (DR 18818), does not appear to have been released on the 78 that was pressed. Instead, it has Humble People, the next Decca master (DR 18819) in the sequence, which was recorded the following day. It appears that the compilers of the book may not have consulted Decca’s new release listings to cross- check the data with. Well, the NME continued to publish their own charts into the 1970s or even later. However, the Guinness books and OCC use Record Retailer from 1960 onwards. I’m sure I’m aware of date78 - or am I? I have those programs which can date 78s. Probably from this forum. At least with the 1950s dates, the release dates aren’t likely to be hard to find. They’re probably all in First Hits, The Ballad Years or 45cat/worlds. I’d be very interested to see such a listing.