[78-L] What did I find? (Anti-FDR test pressing, RCA)

[Michael Biel]

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Interesting...the 1940 election records I have are all pro-FDR,  e.g. the 
> rousing song "Willkie Should Stay in Wall Street."
>
> Hope you find out something more about this one.
>
> Taylor
>
>   
There's a famous anti-FDR song from that campaign "I Want to be a 
Captain, Too" which is about the commissioning of his son Elliott (I 
think).  It's a Decca matriux and pressing.  Male singing with piano 
acc.  And there's a bunch of Wilke stuff in the new  Nauction. 

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tyrone Settlemier" <talk78s.settlemier at sbcglobal.net>
> Today I found a spider-plate test pressing by RCA Victor.  It's just a 
> white label with matrix 053386-1 written in pencil.  It seems to be an 
> anti-FDR record.  The content dates it at 1940. 

So does the number, around Aug or Sept.  And at least after the 
re-nomination.  You haven't told us what size or speed the disc is, nor 
if there are any prefixes or if the number is also in the wax.

>>  He is mocked as 
>> dedicating a latrine in Vermont, wants 40 more years of the New Deal, and 
>> thinks he should get re-elected to a third term because the office pays 
>> better than when Washington and Lincoln rejected running for a third term. 
>> Does anyone know who recorded/produced this?   Thanks!  Tyrone
How can we even start if we don't know if it is just spoken word or 
music?  One or two voices?  Sound effects?  If music, what sort of 
instrumentation?  The number certainly helps but without the other info 
we can't figure it out unless Sam Brylawski lucks into the info in the 
Victor ledgers.


Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com