[78-L] The Four Dukes on Prom inquiry

[Doug Pomeroy]

Interesting coincidence:

Today I went examined a couple hundred used 78s and
found one on Prom (the first time I'v ever seen that label).
It is truly dreadful (both sides), and indeed Archie Bleyer
is credited.

I also found the following, and I wonder what, if any, value these may  
have:

ALADDIN 2688 Shirley & Lee: Come On Baby, Let The Good Times Roll (a  
big hit)
b/w Do You Mean To hurt Me so

APOLLO 377 Rabon Tarrant w/Jack McVea All Stars: Opus Boogie b/w Blues  
This Morning

CA-SONG 104 Johnny Blowers w/Delores Martin "of Finian's Rainbow":  
Blue-And-Broken-Hearted b/w One Way Blues

Anyone ever heard of the CA-SONG label?

Doug Pomeroy
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> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 22:11:24 -0400
> From: "Ray Kilcoyne" <kil at roadrunner.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] The Four Dukes on Prom inquiry
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> From: Todd Lann
> Does anybody have any information on The Four Dukes on Prom 1008  
> "Tell Me
> Why"  and value?
>>
> I suspect it may be a cheap label cover of the Four Aces/Eddie  
> Fisher hit
> from 1951-52.  Enoch Light had connections to the Prom label.  Prom  
> 1007 was
> by the same Four Dukes group and covered LITTLE WHITE CLOUD/ 
> CHARMAINE.  If
> so the value would be just about zero.  To check this possibility  
> out, look
> for the songwriter credits on the label.  If it is Al Alberts and  
> Marty
> Gold, then you have a cover.  Also, there would likely be another  
> hit song
> from the same period on the flip side.
> There was a doo wop group by that name but I doubt they are one and  
> the
> same.
> RayK