Latest Updates - Al Hirt

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Comment by BenLPMarts:

BB review 5 Jan 63 pg 25. CB review 12 Jan 63 pg 22.

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Comment by BenLPMarts:

Some long-winded sleuth deductions as I was 6 when this came out and I was into Mighty Mouse and Mickey Mouse club and about to Meet the Beatles in Jan 64. Al Hirt released Java on his Honey in the Horn LP 8-63. Java took off in Dec and was blowing up in Jan 64 [RCA full-pg ad 1.4.64]. RCA also had Ann-Margret, the female Elvis under contract and she was hot being in Bye Bye Birdie in '62. She had filmed and recorded with Elvis July 63 Viva Las Vegas not out til summer 64.. So I don't know who but someone paired her up with Al Hirt who also recorded in Nashville likely to get him some pop vocals which Java showed he didn't need. So Al is on fire in Jan with Java which has been out since Aug. To cut to the chase, this LP was released to radio in the new year same time RCA is working Java. ARSA mentions out of the box for Beauty LP airplay 1.4.64. There were no official 45s rel from this duo of Al & Ann. RCA put a full-pg advert in CB 1.18.64 pg 49. A mini was also in the RCA 'new releases' advert BB 1.11.64 along with 5 other LP pics and text of 5 other titles as advance set-up adverts. This got reviews in the 1.25.64 issues of CB pg 24 & BB pg 58 making me think the street date was 20 Jan 64..BB gave it an after-the fact 'New Action Breakout Album' BB mention 2.1.64 pg 10. As all thst was going on them Beatles were getting hyped on TV and by Capitol and VeeJay & Swan & Toll & MGM. Anyway, it feels like this duet LP slipped thru RCA's cracks, The LP likely sold better but radio esp in STL & SF were bahging the LP but with no actual 45 radio in Worcester, Wilmington, Allentown, San Bernadino, Tucson & Anchorage fizzled out. RCA DID release a box set of the LP on 45s and also a special 6-trk EP for jukeboxes. Poor Ann was also fighting RCA's busy schedule of Chet, Odestta, Sam Cook and even Al Himself who had a good run of hits after Java in '64. All this writing to say [IMO] "LP rel 20 Jan 64." Also my posting about Al Hirt is for my long-dead father who's love of Al [& Pete Fountain, Chet, Boots, Les Paul, etc] I couldn't fathom at the start of the Beatlemania rock era.

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Comment by BenLPMarts:

I was frustrated I couldn't find a review or exact date for this LP release, It doesn't show up in RCA adverts made in early August. The first ARSA airplay is on MOR KDEO El Cajon [SD] CA 28 Aug 67 and if you read that list it doesn't say 'new release'. Promos can go out prior to actual sales street date. Oddly the only Al Hirt review I did find was for the RCA Camden Al Hirt release Struttin' Down Royal Street and I reckon RCA wouldn't step on one of their own releases [tho majors make mistakes]. I did find a BB mention in the 9 Sept 67 issue showing Soul/Horn as a Sept 1967 New Album Release for RCA Victor [pg 50]. And snooping more just now found this title in the Sept RCA released in same 9.9.67 issue advert pg 33. To make a point, promos were out the 4th week of Aug and went into shops the first week/s of Sept. I guess Al lost hist luster and wasn't getting reviewed much as an LP artist. Sad too that AllMusic shows this [incorrectly] as a 12/67 release.

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Comment by BenLPMarts:

CB & RW reviews 21 Jan 67 [CB pg 38; RW pg 16]. 1st ARSA mention also 21 Jan 67 on T40 WSPT Steven's Pt WI.

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Comment by BenLPMarts:

CB & RW reviews 19 Nov 66 [CB pg 56; RW pg 10]. BB review 3 Dec 66 back pg 88. BB review seems to be 'late' as there are ARSA mentions Nov 9, 11 & 17 in 1966.

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Comment by BenLPMarts:

CB & RW reviews 30 Jan 65 [CB pg 32; RW pg 1]. BB review 6 Feb 65 back pg 72.

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Comment by BenLPMarts:

CB review 15 Aug pg 176. BB mention as a Breakout New Action LP also 15 Aug 64 pg 24 in reviews. .

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Comment by BenLPMarts:

BB & CB reviews 23 May 64 [BB pg 48; CB pg 22].

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Comment by BenLPMarts:

BB review 17 Aug 63 pg 9, CB review 24 Aug 63 pg 22.

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Comment by Hawkmarty SUBS:

Dom DeLuise plays Burt.

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Comment by robozuc:

Image moved to new appropriate page

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Comment by 23skidoo:

Incorrect album cover for this title. Correction submitted

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Comment by RockOla:

Serie: musik für alle, on label: music for all
Cover, label and info added