[78-L] Hit Parader record ads and '58 acoustical recorder ad

[Don Chichester]

I'd certainly like a scan of that acoustical recorder ad.

Don Chichester
 
> From: mbiel at mbiel.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 23:37:13 -0700
> Subject: [78-L] Hit Parader record ads and '58 acoustical recorder ad
> 
> I got a bunch of fan magazines last week also several lyric magazines
> including some Hit Parader from the 50s. There are ads for sets of
> cover records with three tracks per side, three records per set,
> available on both "Closer Grooved" 78s and 45. One is from June 1954
> for Song Parade Co. of 318 Market St. Newark NJ. They offer six sets,
> one of them for Hit Parade Songs by Dean Martin & Others, and another 18
> Collector's Songs by Snooky Lanson, Bill Lawrence, etc. The ad also
> mentions Jeff Clark Formerly of the Lucky Strike Hit Parade, and Arlene
> James of NBC-TV and Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town. The Square Dance
> set is by Hap Williams and others. The 18 Popular Latin Rhythm Mambo
> Songs is by Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, and Joe Loco. 
> 
> The November 1958 ad is for Best Values Co. 403 Market St Newark, and
> has the same line-up for the Square Dance and Collectors Songs sets, but
> all others are different. What is striking is that they have a line of
> pictures of seven name stars with the headline "FREE 2 hit parade record
> songs by any of these stars with your order for hit parade records." 
> The stars are Perry Como, Patti Page, Frankie Lane, Rosemary Clooney,
> Georgia Gibbs, Doris Day, and Elvis Presley. When you look at the 24
> Hit Parade Songs set it says "24 HIT PARADE SONGS Plus Two Free By Any
> of the Stars Checked Making a Total of 26 for $2.98. Here Are 24 of the
> 26 On Records." Then they list 24 songs, and there is a checkoff of the
> stars on the coupon. It seems to me that they have a stock of cut-outs
> by these performers and will throw one of them in the package! 
> 
> These ads do not list record numbers or even tell what the exact record
> label is, but the songs are listed. They might help in Steve B's
> endeavor and scans of the ads are available to him or anyone else. So
> these 78s continue thru 1958 at least. 
> 
> ALSO, ACOUSTICAL RECORDING also continued thru 1958!!! There is an ad
> for a home recording kit that is "Not A Cheap Tape Recorder -- Makes
> Actual Records" It is a kit with a horn and acoustical head with a
> cutter stylus and an attachment for a smaller grooved tracker disc to
> guide the head along the record. I had seen kits like this advertised
> in the 30s and about 10 years ago someone told me that he remembered ads
> for them in the 50s, but this is the first time I had seen one. Scans
> of this are also available.
> 
> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
> 
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