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

[David Lennick]

One of those kits turned up on the auction table at a CAPS meeting a few years 
ago. I know who bought it..not sure if he ever tried it or even kept it or 
remembers owning it at this point..

dl

Don Chichester wrote:
> 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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