[78-L] Another Columbia question

[David Lennick]

Something about seized Alien Property. Eddie is also credited on the Marlin 
Sisters' "Toolie Oolie Oolie"..which I have actually listened to all the way 
through, and survived (along with drinking Genesee..what's the third 
death-defying stunt I have to perform in order to win eternal life?) but isn't 
audible on it, to my recollection.

dl

RAY KILCOYNE wrote:
> 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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