[78-L] Ann Sothern test

[David Lennick]

Even before the radio station previews, there were "exploitation records" 
dating from the late 20s, to be played in theater lobbies. I had one similar to 
Taylor's, with abruptly faded excerpts from Rudy Vallee records.

dl

On 12/23/2011 5:28 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
> I have some of these movie "preview" records,  which I guess were given to
> radio stations so they could plug the picture,  whatever it was.   The
> oldest one I have is for some movie called "Broadway Babies" with an
> announcer and some clips from the Shilkret records of a couple of the tunes
> in the movie.  So I guess the movie songs were recorded and issued before
> the actual movie was released.
>
> The best one I have is one for The Big Broadcast...Crosby speaks and does a
> short version of "Please" and you can sure hear Eddie Lang...different than
> anything in the movie itself.
>
> Does anyone know if Warners did similar discs for 42nd Street or any of
> their other big early 30s musicals?
>
>
> Taylor
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 1:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Ann Sothern test
>
>
>> A freebee, obviously, and not a test!
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 12/23/2011 3:20 PM, John Wright wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyone know what this is?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANN-SOTHERN-LETS-FALL-LOVE-1932-DECCA-DEMO-78-INCREDIBLY-RARE-/290649113940?pt=UK_Records
>>> <http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANN-SOTHERN-LETS-FALL-LOVE-1932-DECCA-DEMO-78-INCREDIBLY-RARE-/290649113940?pt=UK_Records&hash=item43ac098554>
>>> &hash=item43ac098554
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On the label it says TAKE ME HOME. yet above that it says not for sale.
>>> Go
>>> figger as Americans say?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Seller is just 10 miles away, but the price is much further :o)))
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> John