[78-L] Unissued Slim and Slam

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Apr 26 19:40:01 PDT 2009


I've had a vinyl pressing from a very noisy stamper of an unissued Vocalion 
master, 23360-2, 'You're Just a Dream', typed label reading Slim And Slam. This 
number is not in Rust or Lord, but the three numbers preceding it are 
(23357/9), August 17, 1938. Unlike the usual Slim & Slam fare, this is a 
ballad, only Slim (as far as I know) taking the vocal, with some nice tenor sax 
playing by Kenneth Hollon. Does anyone know why this wasn't issued (I'm 
assuming it wasn't) and why it isn't even listed, or has it appeared anywhere? 
Or might the master have been damaged in the original processing? Is there a 
take -1?

Inquiring minds have nothing better to do..it's not even a very good song, the 
kind of thing the Ink Spots would have used as a B side. Just curious.

dl



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