[78-L] Johnny Standley

[David Lennick]

This was a BIG seller half a century ago! It still provokes laughs. You can 
hear a bit of it on the soundtrack of "The Last Picture Show" which takes place 
in 1952.

This disc sold so well that you can be sure of finding a copy in just about 
every collection, and the Canadian pressings are of three types: crappy 
shellac, better soft shellac with a bit of vinyl mixed in, and laminated. All 
came from the Sparton plant. It was also reissued officially on Capitol's lp 
"Comedy Caravan" (T732), unofficially on a Happy Face lp "Comedy's Greatest 
Hits", on CD by Canadian Capitol (and full of hum) on a 50th anniversary 
compilation..was it in that Warner Brothers comedy set as well? I can't remember.

It actually came out on Heidt's own label before appearing on Capitol. A link 
was posted here years ago..never heard the audio so I don't know if it's free 
from all those choppy edits.

DID WE THINK THEY'D WAG THEM IN FRONT?!!!!!!!!!!!!

dl

agp wrote:
> I was going through some stuff I picked up at the Goodwill store in 
> Niagara Falls Ontario, and amidst the stuff I passed over at first 
> glance (common really big artist or artist I'd never heard of), I 
> came across a gem that totally sums up why I love collecting 78s!
> 
> Its a Canadian Capitol release (of a US Capitol master) of Johnny 
> Standley (with Horace Heidt and his Muiscal Knights) and It's In The 
> Book Parts 1 & 2. This is a hoot. If you've never heard it or of him, 
> I'd advise you to go to You Tube and see:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQA6tBYAvms
> 
> This is not my You Tube post but one of the UK issue by someone else.
> 
> I see from a quick google that he just passed away back in March.
> 
> You won't hear great stuff like this on what passes for radio these days!
> 
> Tony
> 
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