[78-L] News story: New store -- 78s only!

[David Lennick]

And now you have to watch out for the alternate version of "Levinsky". Don't ask me which take, but side 1 was remade after Prohibition came in.

 

I've turned up the Al Bernie disc a couple of times. You wouldn't think anyone would try and cover a comedy record, but it did happen in those days..a fly by nighter issued a complete cover of Tom Lehrer's first LP. I had no idea who Al Bernie was till last week when I read Joey Adams' 1966 book "The Borscht Belt" where he mentions Al as one of the many tummlers still active there in the 50s.

 

dl

> Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 17:37:48 +0000
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> From: agp2176 at verizon.net
> Subject: Re: [78-L] News story: New store -- 78s only!
> 
> Just got back from Whistlin' Willie's first day open. A splendid time 
> was had by all. He's got over 20,000 records at great prices starting 
> at $1. And they actually cover just about every era cutting off at 
> about 1955. And with every purchase -- at least for today -- up to 5 
> freebies from the 'not in really great shape' box.
> 
> I bought mostly comedy today. Some Spike Jones fills at a buck at 
> pop. And -- hmm -- records you didn't think anyone would cover -- 
> Johnny Standley's It's in the Book on by Al Bernie on Mercury 5911.
> 
> The a net little disk on Jubilee 3525 -- Dregnet by Happy Lewis -- 
> yep a Jewish take on Dragnet.
> 
> This shop is in the Jewish part of Pittsburgh, so it was totally 
> appropriate that this record was there with a ton of sides by Mickey 
> Katz. Didn't get of those this time
> 
> Got a copy of Lewinsky at the Wedding by Julian Rose on Columbia 
> A2366 and by Joe Hayman on Columbia 3D -- Cohen Phones for a Phone 
> and Cohen Phones Mrs Levi.$1 for Rose -- $3 for Hayman
> 
> I got a buch of other stuff, too that I won't go into --- but it was 
> fun -- and will be a regular stop
> 
> T
> 
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