[78-L] National Records

[David Lennick]

Don't ya love off-round records? That happened a lot with early vinyl pressings.

 

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> Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 21:46:50 +0100
> From: ampex354 at gmail.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] National Records
> 
> I have Charlie Ventura's 'Pina colada' on a vinyl National 78....rather
> hazy, smoky looking vinyl. I concur some of the Nationals I have are among
> the most poorly-pressed 78s I have. Do any of you have Ventura's 'Baby,
> baby, all the time' on National? My dad's copy is the worst in that
> apparently when the metal was separated from the lacquer, the metal was
> stretched as it was peeled away, so it's eccentric but not in the usual
> off-centre sense--the wowing is twice per revolution!
> 
> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:42 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> >
> > I suspect that some later Nationals were pressed by Mercury, with whom they
> > had a link in ownership (plus, Mercury took over Eileen Barton's "Baked a
> > Cake" when it turned out to be too big for National to handle).
> >
> >
> >
> > dl
> >
> > > From: bowiebks at isomedia.com
> > > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > > Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 13:10:37 -0700
> > > Subject: Re: [78-L] National Records
> > >
> > > Ok, I have to chime in in defense of the uber-commercial side of Mr. B.
> > >
> > > I think his MGM record of "I Apologize" with the big Pete Rugolo orch
> > behind
> > > him is one of the great vocal records of all time. Every time I hear that
> > > oboe intro I get ready for a real treat!!
> > >
> > > No comment on Mr. B rolled collars as I usually wear t shirts....
> > >
> > > Aren't some of the Nationals pressed on some sort of vinyl...I seem to
> > > recall that I have one or two like that, in addition to the ones pressed
> > on
> > > the usual combination of metal shavings and dirt.
> > >
> > >
> > > T
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Geoffrey Wheeler" <dialjazz at verizon.net>
> > > To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 12:59 PM
> > > Subject: [78-L] National Records
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike Biel says: “I assume your path must have crossed Martin Williams
> > > once in a while.
> > > Since you are still among the living, I also assume that Martin did not
> > > ever catch wind of your disdain for Sarah Vaughn.”
> > >
> > > I owe my thanks to buckler and sword and a head start. Last night while
> > > the 78-L exchange on Eckstine was in progress, I went to YouTube and
> > > played part of “Everything I have is Yours.” I next hit the button on
> > > “Prisoner of Love.” I gagged at the sound and memory of both. The only
> > > thing I found interesting about the early ’50s Eckstine was his “Mr. B
> > > High-Roll Collar” shirt Symphony Sid used to advertise on his Boston
> > > radio show. Having never seen one, I tried to imagine what this
> > > improbable sounding shirt looked like.
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