[78-L] Nan BlaKstone question

[Jack Raymond]

David Lennick wrote:
> Mostly for David Diehl, unless anyone else can answer this one..I have 
> two copies of NAN BLAKSTONE'S "NEW HUSH-HUSH ALBUM", both 
> ten-inch..Jubilee LP 1 (with liner notes) and LP 2000 (without 'em), 
> same cover. Same tracks on each, but listed in different sequence on 
> the labels..but both ARE exactly the same sequence, with LP2000 
> mislabelled and containing corresponding matrix numbers for the 
> individual tracks. Very odd. Looks as if they intended to alter the 
> sequence but somebody didn't bother, and just cut new masters from the 
> original tape. ORIGINAL ISSUE (I think..has "Jubilee" in script 
> letters) SIDE ONE (NB 1, 2, 3) 1. LIFE ON DONKEY ISLAND 2. LET'S FALL 
> IN LOVE 3. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WAC SIDE TWO (NB 4, 5, 6) 4. 
> BLAKSTONE'S SECRET PASSION 5. BLAKSTONE'S TORCH SONG 6. MY BOY FRIEND 
> ELMER LATER ISSUE (jubilee, lower case, underscored except for the 
> "j") SIDE ONE (NB 1, 2, 6) 1. LIFE ON A DONKEY ISLAND (sic) 2. LET'S 
> FALL IN LOVE 3. MY BOY FRIEND ELMER SIDE TWO (NB 3, 4, 5) 4. 
> BLAKSTONE'S SECRET PASSION 5. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WAC 6. BLAKSTONE'S 
> TORCH SONG But as I say, the second version plays exactly the same as 
> the first one. What's going on here? dl

In case it's of possible interest,  my copy is on HushHush 78rpm album 
HH-1.  Contents are the same. Sequence is Life on Donkey Island, Let's 
Fall in Love, My Boy Friend Elmer, Blakstone's Secret Passion, He Should 
Have Been a WAC, Blakstone's Torch Song.

-- Jack Raymond