[78-L] Celery Stalks at Midnight

[Geoffrey Wheeler]

T says: “Was digging through the stuiff thats in constant always being 
played
rotation around here in Bear's Paw Ontario, and popped one of my all
time faves on the turntable -- Celery Stalks at Midnight. The version
I have is on Columbia 35707 by Will Bradley and his Orchestra -- and
a listed cast of thousands (or so it seems).

Two questions -- First -- is there a definative version of this track
done by some else -- in other words, did some one esle record the
best known version of this track with Will Bradley's being a cover
(oh no! not that debate again!)

Also -- whats with listing the entire orchestra on the label! Geez --
do the eyes start go at 52 or what! -- is that 14 names in little bitty 
print?”

The Will Bradley/Ray McKinley version was and is the definitive 
version, with “vocal” (in quotation marks) by McKinley. The practice of 
listing personnel on record labels began in the U.S. with UHCA, then 
adopted by Victor for its “Swing Classics” imprint, then adopted by 
Columbia for certain of its releases, perhaps thanks to John Hammond.