[78-L] record pressing plants

[Bill McClung]

You are correct.  Bullet lasted until 1952.  The paragraph I was reading
from said that John Dunn, who was VP of Bullet Plastics, changed the name
of the company to Southern Plastics when Bullet Records folded. Thomas says
the info he has lists Southern as early as 1949.  So I'm not sure which
date is correct.

Hitchcock was an owner of both the record company and the pressing plant. 
Jim Bulleit sold out to Hitchcock in 1949.  In 1950-51 Bullet recorded
fewer sides while releasing what was already in the pipeline.  In 1952 they
released their last record and according to the book closed their offices
and tossed into the trash most of their files and many of their masters.

I'm not sure of the relation to Dot.  The flow of the book is not by label
so I'll have to sit down with the book and see what it says.

And as a general FYI, Bullet Records was not named by or for Jim Bulleit. 
The name was already chosen by Wally Fowler but when the time came to start
the company Fowler didn't invest so it was Hitchcock, who had a pinball and
jukebox company, and salesman Bulleit and Bulleit's wife who were the three
founders.

The first 50 or so Bullet 78s I ever saw were all "Near Me" and at first I
was thinking Bullet was a private label for Francis Craig.  Since then I've
found quite a few good performances on Bullet although I must admit good
Bullet performances seem to be pretty few and far between.


> [Original Message]
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: 6/2/2009 10:20:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] record pressing plants
>
> According to ARLD, the Bullet label was still active into late 1952
(started in 
> 1946). One C. V. Hitchcock acquired Jim Bulleit's interest in early 1949.
What 
> became of the label itself? Did DOT take it over or did Wood get only a
few 
> sides? I have the ever-popular "Near You" on a Dot DJ vinyl, pressed from 
> original parts. (Yes..a quiet copy!)
>
> dl
>
> Thomas Stern wrote:
> > Thanks Bill!
> > 
> > Tom Fine's post on 4/9/2008 includes this Texas company:
> >> A&R RECORD MANUFACTURING - Dallas, TX USA
> >> http://www.arrecords.com/
> > 
> > The list included only CURRENTLY operating vinyl pressing plants.
> > Best wishes, Thomas
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> > [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of Bill McClung
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 10:07 AM
> > To: 78-L Mail List
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] record pressing plants
> > 
> > 
> > I'm guessing that you know Southern Plastics actually started in
Nashville
> > in 1947 as Bullet Plastics.  When Bullet Records folded in 1949 the
company
> > changed its name to Southern Plastics.
> > 
> > This is from A Shot in the Dark: Making Records in Nashville 1945-1955.
> > 
> > And on the list you mentioned are there any Texas pressing plants from
the
> > 40s and 50s?
> > 
> > 
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Thomas Stern <sternth at attglobal.net>
> >> To: 78-L at 78online. Com <78-l at 78online.com>
> >> Date: 6/1/2009 11:59:51 PM
> >> Subject: [78-L] record pressing plants
> >>
> >> anyone know of a 78rpm pressing plant late 40's early 50's in
Tennessee?
> >> On the List Tom compiled of currently active companies only United
Record
> >> Pressing, successor to Southern Plastics which started in 1949 is in
TN.
> >> Thanks, Thomas.
> >>
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