[78-L] Whitaker's Wax Works

[Michael Biel]

  It appears to be an ordinary broadcast ET from 1960 which has three 
5-minute public service programs on each side with someone named 
Whitaker playing one record per program along with some public service 
announcement about the U.S. Army Reserve.  Nothing special although it 
does seem a little late in the century to be playing a blackface comic 
record even though it is one of the rarer ones in the crows set.

The RCA prefix of L8MM means:
L -- 1960
8 -- Custom Re-recorded from client's source material
M -- Transcription
M -- 16-inch standard or transcription groove

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com



On 8/17/2010 1:49 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
> There is a listing on eB auction site Item number: 150478693484
>   for what is described as a 16" US Army Reserve program
> Whitaker's Wax Works with the following content:
> BING CROSBY-WHERE THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT MEETS THE GOLD OF THE DAY
> MORAN AND MACK-THE TWO BLACK CROWS IN JAIL
> WILL ROGERS-WILL'S FIRST POLITICAL SPEECH
> WENDELL HALL-IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MO'
> BEN BERNIE-BACK IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD
> NORA BAYES-OVER THERE
>
> Please let us know more about these transcriptions and their content -
>    Is it actually 16"? -  seems very big for 6 tracks unless these selections are extended excerpts from radio programs.
>    Was this an official US Army Reserve series, or something produced at that location only, or other???
>    are the selections from 78's or broadcast sources?
>
> Thanks!
> Best wishes, Thomas.