[78-L] Another Columbia question

[RAY KILCOYNE]

I have that 78 in my vast collection of 200 78's.  I don't remember seeing 
that notation.  I can check but it would take hours.

Both sides charted in June 1948.  This was before Eddie was supposedly 
discovered by Eddie Cantor, and long before he went into the Army in 1951. 
So it's more likely something to do with the song YOU CAN'T BE TRUE DEAR 
which is German, DU KANNST NICHT TREU SEIN.  But the war with Germany was 
over by 1948 so I don't quite get it.

This version was outsold by Ken Griffin's, I had to get that in.
RayK
>
From: "Michael Biel"
> This seems to be the day for questions about Columbia records.  This one
> is a Red label Columbia I picked up yesterday that has a strange credit
> on it.  It is 38211 (mx. CO 38825-1) "You Can't Be True, Dear" by The
> Marlin Sisters with Eddie Fisher. Accompanied by The Columbians.   Eddie
> Fisher on Columbia is what first sparked my attention.   But under that
> artist credit is "Recorded by special permission of the U.S. Attorney
> General under license No. E1277".  The other side does not include
> Eddie, nor does it have that permission notice.  Does that permission
> notice have something to do with Eddie (was he in the Armed Forces at
> the time, for example) or could it have something to do with wartime
> enemy property such as German or Italian composers or music publishers?
> The composer credits are Ebeler - Cotton - Otten - Griffin.  When was
> this recorded?  Was it during the war?  And is this Eddie Fisher's first
> record, or nearly first record?  If it is his first record, is it worth
> as much as some dealers on E-say seem to think Frank Sinatra's first
> record is worth?
>
> Mike (this one only cost me 50 cents) Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
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