[78-L] Newbie comment ^

[Michael Biel]

From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> > And what of tomfoolery?
From: "Steven C. Barr" <stevenc at interlinks.net>
> Depends! Tom WHOM...Edison, Sawyer, Dooley or cat?! Or do we
> assemble two "Native Americans," in what then becomes a "Tom-Tom?!"
> ...stevenc

Tomfoolery specifically refers to Tom Lehrer.  It was the name of a
Broadway review of Lehrer songs, and there is an LP of the original cast
recording.  

I am not sure if any 78s of Lehrer were issued despite the fact that the
company his first 10-inch Lp was recorded by, TransRadio, did issue some
78s.  That first Lehrer album did also appear on 45s, and is most often
found on the Lehrer label.  The red on the TransRadio labelled copies is
a deeper color than the Lehrer copies.  The first pressing will have
Tom's home address on the back, later to be covered by a sticker with
the P.O. Box, and later to be replaced by a new printing with only the
P.O. Box.  

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com