[78-L] Capitol's Prep Subsidiary

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 10:26 AM 10/8/2009, you wrote:
>In the late 60s and early 70s I used to visit every record company 
>in New York
>and ask for freebees. CBS (Columbia/Epic) was the most generous, RCA 
>never gave
>me a thing, Audio Fidelity grudgingly parted with a copy of their Gertrude
>Lawrence album, Mercury and MGM came up with anything I needed..all 
>of it stuff
>that wasn't being sold in Canada.
>
>dl

How did you convince them to give them to you? As a radio station DJ 
or something?

>simmonssomer wrote:
> > I once walked into the 20th Century Fox offices in the Brill 
> Building (mebbe
> > early 70's) and asked if they had anything by Glenn Miller. 
> (That's Chutzpah
> > but I was younger) A wonderful woman, I believe the office 
> manager, reached
> > into one of her drawers and gave me the soundtrack LP's for "Orchestra
> > Wives" and "Sun Valley Serenade" I asked what I owed her and she
> > said.."Nothing..we don't get many requests for this and I hope you will
> > enjoy them" I did and do.
> >
> > Al Simmons