[78-L] 16 Tons of Urban Legend?

[David Lennick]

Of course Victor records had A and B sides once they started making double 
sided records in 1908, and Fessenden couldn't have cared less which was the 
"plug" side assuming he was still doing his deejay thing by then.

dl

On 3/7/2011 11:44 PM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
>>
> Once (1) records began to display "side designations"...and (2) record
> companies realized the importance of "airplay" in selling pop records...
> records began to feature "A: and "B" (or other designations!" Their
> intention was to tell "jocks" "play THIS side!!!"
>
> Radio usually accepted label opinion;  however, there were a
> number of cases where public...or DJ...opinion over-ruled the
> original label designations...!
>
> Steven C. Barr