[78-L] Wanna Buy A Record?-THE MOVIE

[David Lennick]

I'll send you a dupe of the tracks I used for my CAPS presentation last fall of Party Records, including my pristine version of the Crepitation Contest from a 16" lacquer which is as close to the original as we're every likely to get.

dl
 
> From: soundthink at live.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:00:38 -0700
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Wanna Buy A Record?-THE MOVIE
> 
> 
> Such a deal! OK, you got it. And I will spare you the G+ condition pre-war Cajun 78s. Only nice stuff.
> 
> 
> 
> Cary Ginell
> 
> > Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 15:31:24 -0700
> > From: dennis.flannigan at gmail.com
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Subject: [78-L] Wanna Buy A Record?-THE MOVIE
> > 
> > *Not a sales pitch, but a discovery. *
> > 
> > In 1951 Capitol Records filmed a promotional, *Wanna Buy A Record?*, which
> > runs 33 minutes. "This lost gem was never shown to the public and was used
> > for promotional use only among record executives!" The exclamation point is
> > not mine.
> > 
> > It stars Mel Blanc and Billy May, with guests Harry Stewart (from my home
> > town, Tacoma-aka/better known as Yogi Yorgesson. Add appearances by Alan
> > Livingston, Dean Martin, Jimmy Wakely, Les Paul and Mary Ford and others to
> > Mel's record store, and you have history, fun, and insider stuff you
> > overlooked by PBS.
> > 
> > A friend discovered the film, dubbed it to DVD, and suggested I share it
> > with aging record mavens like myself, and so I re-upped for 78-l's list
> > serve. I participated as Krabgrass at aol.com for several years.
> > 
> > If you'd like a copy, please send me a disc featuring favorites from your
> > record collection. I don't care if you collect other collector's trash, or
> > the extraordinary finds of the century. I'll trade my lost *Wanna Buy a
> > Record?* DVD for a disc of your choices of delights from your collection, or
> > at least as many as can fit on a disc. You pay your postal costs and I'll
> > pay for what I send you. A free exchange.
> > 
> > Mail your disc to:
> > *Dennis **Flannigan**, *
> > *1521 N 5th, Tacoma, *
> > *WA 98403-1106.*
> > 
> > Depending upon the response, I'll reply quickly, or borrow the DVD burner
> > again.
> > 
> > Again, your personal favorites from your 78's in exchange for this
> > delightful piece of history.
> > 
> > Dennis Flannigan
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