[78-L] Turnover instructions
Steven C. Barr
stevenc at interlinks.net
Mon Nov 3 21:08:20 PST 2008
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sammy Jones" <sjones69 at bellsouth.net>
>I listened to two 78s tonight that have turnover instructions at the end of
> the first side. They are Victor 35753 (A Miniature Concert by the Eight
> Popular Victor Artists) and Victor 35953 (Twisting the Dials by Jones and
> Hare)>
>
> These two are part of the sketch or music. For instance, the Eight
> Popular
> Victor Artists sing a harmonized "Turnover!" and either Jones or Hare
> says,
> "There will be a slight pause in our programming...Until somebody turns
> this
> record over!" I thought it would be fun to see what others people could
> come up with. Any takers?
>
IIRC, on "Twisting the Dials," the "turn over" instruction appears as a part
of
a parody of radio "Exercise programming"...with the listener instructed to
lay
down, and then "Turn over...turn over...turn over!"
...stevenc
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