[78-L] "Hits By Barron" and "Hits By Hutton"

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Richards" <glenster at 2multiples.com>
> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> My understanding is that all the blue label Hit records say "Hits by..." 
>> and
>> I don't think they are parts of album sets.
>> I know I have some late Berigan records on "Hits by...",  including a 
>> nice
>> version of Skylark.
>> I don't recall is this label is related to "Hit" from around the same 
>> time
>> or a little later.  I'm sure somebody here will let us know (my American
>> label book is all the way in the other room).
>> Taylor
>
> FWIW, I'm looking at Johnny Jones & His Orchestra on Hit 7038 "I Dreamt
> The War Was Over" (mx W255), from 1945 per Billboard. Is it likely "Hit"
> masters and "Hits By..." masters came from the same place?
> Thank you!!
> Glen (no beard)
>
These "Hits By" records were one of "Obie's" projects; they eventually 
credited
"Elite" as the label. The "W" matrices also appear on Hit, and eventually on
Majestic. There were a few of them that were surreptitiously recorded during
the AFM ban, in 1942-43...?!

Steven C. Barr