[78-L] Phil Spector on 78

[agp]

I just picked an interesting 78 from 1962 pressed in the Philippines. It is

(US) Columbia 42617 -- Philippines (pressed by Mareco Inc)
Some of Your Lovin' b/w There's a Time
by Emil O'Connor

This is soul offering, some may call it northern soul, with a sound 
somewhat similar to Money by Barrett Strong. BTW -- label is a 78 
proportionately sized version of the Columbia 45 label -- boxed 
COLUMBIA in an arc with a walking eye at the end. The US 45 was 
catalog 4-42617, and the matrix is similar, only difference is that 
45 is RZSP 70956 and the 78 is HCO 70956.

Apart from being a 1962 78, here's what makes it interesting. Some of 
Your Loving is co-written by Phil Spector, the producer is Terry 
Melcher (aka Terry Day), and the arranger is Jack Nitzsche. Phil had 
previously produced the track for a Johnny Nash release on ABC 
Paramount the year before.

This all got me to thinking about Phil Spector stuff on 78. As is 
well known, To Know Him is To Love Him by the Teddy Bears was on a 
Dore 78 in Canada and on 78 via London in the UK and South Africa. 
The Teddy Bears' Imperial stuff was on 78 in Canada.

One can assume that Phil's productions in 1961 for Gene Pitney on 
Musicor made it 78 in Philippines. Same goes for productions on 
Atlantic, Big Top, and Jaime, labels which have all shown up 1960s 
releases in the usual areas.

Put -- has anyone ever heard of any of the Philles stuff showing up, 
no doubt on London, in India, or somehow in the Philippines on 78.

I may try to put together a Phil Spector on 78 project (along with my 
ongoing Joe Meek on 78 and 1st CHUM chart on 78 stuff)

Any thoughts

T