[78-L] Phil Spector on 78

[Royal Pemberton]

I've also wondered if any Rolling Stones records were on Indian (or other)
78s?

On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 3:36 PM, agp <agp2176 at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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
>
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