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El Paso on 78

25th Jan 2022, 7:23 PM		#1 REPORT
	SeverlyWarpedRecord Member since Oct 2020 210 Points	Is the rumour about El Paso being on a Canadian 78 true? I always assumed so but could they really fit a 4:30 song on a 78?

26th Jan 2022, 1:11 PM		#2 REPORT
	Jock_Girl A girl who looks good in vinyl Member since Dec 2012 1544 Points Moderator	It is unlikely. The last Columbia 78 in Canada was in 1959 - this article indicates August. I have one from May of that year. El Paso was released on a 45 in October. Release on 78 was driven by overall demand and while El Paso did top the charts that wasn't until November/ December that is past the August date. A 78 did appear in South Africa - see it here Amy

28th Feb 2022, 4:53 AM		#3 REPORT
	23skidoo Member since Jul 2014 4083 Points	Jock_Girl wrote: A 78 did appear in South Africa - see it here I dropped a question under that entry asking if this is indeed the complete version of the song or if it omits the one verse that starts "Just for a moment I stood there in silence..." which is often omitted. I've never heard the 45 so I don't know if that verse is cut there either.

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