[78-L] London [was Near You by Francis Craig]

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At 14:36 24/07/2010, DL wrote:

>It gets more confusing when London begins to do American recording 
>(Teresa Brewer, Jack Teter) and picks up distressed labels (Gene 
>Austin, The Harmonicats from Universal)


It all make me wonder how London in the 50s ever stayed afloat. To my 
mind they really had a few real hit makers in their stable: Vera 
Lynn, Lonnie Donnegan, Mantovani, and the Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms 
Band. I'd guess that Mantovani was bigger in the lp area than in 
single 78s (you might through Edmondo Ros in there too), Vera Lynn 
might be a big singles artist, Donnegan a novelty for a while, and 
the Sweet Rhythms boys being the biggest singles chart hit maker of 
all. Maybe. Surely by the time the Stones came along they'd have been 
dead had it not been for Telstar by the Tornados.

I might add that my observations where based on a look through my 
stuff and eBay. Just noted at Dot showed up on RGE in Brazil and a 
L/A in the Euro/ UK world.

T