[78-L] last 78s on Hot 100

[Royal Pemberton]

I wonder what the last South American 78s were?  I've seen a pic of an
Argentinian (IIRC) RCA 78 sporting a version of the orange label the US
adopted in 1968, with some Latin music....I also wonder what is the last
known South American 78 of other than local/Latin music (i.e. British or
American musicians)?

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:24 PM, agp <agp2176 at verizon.net> wrote:

> While the last regular production 78s in the USofA seem to be one
> made by Discos Columbia for the Latino market (Florida, Texas, Puerto
> Rico et al) in 1964, As far as chart records go, Fire 1022 - There's
> Something On Your Mind by Bobby Marchan, topped the Billboard R&B
> charts in summer 1960 and #31 in top 100.
>
> As far as the 4 August 1958 chart, using J Edward Prince's book as a
> guide, Bill's notes, as well as my own collection:
>
> 1. Poor Little Fool/Ricky Nelson/Imperial 5528
> USA: Yes according to Prince
> Canada:  Yes according to Prince
> Others: Possible UK On London American
>
> 2. Patricia/Perez Prado/RCA 7245
> USA: Yes in my collection
>
> 3. Splish Splash/Bobby Darin/Atco 6117
> USA: Yes according to Prince and Bill
> Canada:  Yes according to Prince
>
> 4. Hard Headed Woman/Elvis Presley/RCA 7280
> USA: Yes according to Prince and Bill
> Canada:  Yes according to Prince
> Others: South Africa RCA 71.214
>
> 5. When/Kalin Twins/Decca 30642
> USA: Yes according to Prince
> Canada:  Yes according to Prince
> Others: UK Brunswick 05751
>
> 6. Rebel-'Rouser/Duane Eddy/Jamie 1104
> USA: Yes according to Prince and Bill
> Canada:  Yes according to Prince - Reo 8252
> Others: Possible UK On London American
>
> 7. Yakety Yak/Coasters/Atco 6116
> USA: Yes according to Prince and Bill
>
> 8. My True Love/Jack Scott/Carlton 462
> USA: Can't confirm
> Canada:  Yes according to Prince
> Others: UK London 8626
>
> 9. Willie and the Hand Jive/Johnny Otis/Capitol 3966
> USA: Yes according to Prince
> Canada:  Probable
>
> 10. Fever/Peggy Lee/Capitol 3998
> USA: Yes according to Prince and Bill
> Canada:  Probable
>
> As to the 5 October 1959 list
>
>
> 1. Mack the Knife/Bobby Darin/Atco 6147
> US & Canada: Unknown
> UK London American 8939
>
> 2. Put Your Head on My Shoulder/Paul Anka/ABC-Paramount 10040
> US & Canada: Unknown
> UK Columbia 4355
>
> 3. Sleep Walk/Santo & Johnny/Canadian American 103
> US: Unknown
> Canada: Yes according to Prince
> Others: Possible on UK London
>
> 4. ('Til) I Kissed You/Everly Brothers/Cadence 1369
> US: Yes according to Prince
> Canada: Possible on Sparton
> UK: London 8934
>
> 5. Three Bells/Browns/RCA 7555
> US: No according to Prince
> Canada: Yes according to Prince
> UK: RCA 1140
>
> 6. Teen Beat/Sandy Nelson/Original Sound 5
> Unknown anywhere
>
> 7. I'm Gonna Get Married/Lloyd Price/ABC-Paramount 10032
> US: Yes according to Prince
> Canada: Possible on Sparton
>
> 8. Mr. Blue/Fleetwoods/Dolton 5
> US: Unknown
> Canada: Yes according to Prince - Quality 1949
>
> 9. Red River Rock/Johnny & the Hurricanes/Warwick 509
> US: Unknown
> Canada: Yes according to Prince
> UK: London 8948
>
> 10. Poison Ivy/Coasters/Atco 6146
> US: Yes according to Prince
>
> Note that any of these are highly probable in all the usual suspect
> areas: Brazil, Argentina, India, Philippines, and South Africa. I
> would also tend to say that if I haven't mentioned a Canadian
> release, that doesn't mean it didn't happen. I'd class those as
> possible if the label involved had other 78s at that time. I'd say
> that all of them are possible in the UK.
>
>
> T
>
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