[78-L] Eartha Kitt Santa Baby (1953) 78 RPM issue?

[David Lennick]

I can't tell from the image, but is that an African American Saint Nick? NICE 
cover, never seen it before! That said, I prefer the arrangement on her later 
recording for Kapp.

dl

On 12/29/2011 12:53 PM, Darrell Lehman wrote:
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6666461/SantaBabySleeve.jpg
>
> Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
>> I take that back. I dug the record up and it's Santa with Eartha in his
>> arms. She's showing a lotta leg and dangling what looks to be like a
>> diamond studded choker in Santa's face.  Same picture is on both sides
>> of the paper sleeve. Unfortunately my copy of the record is broken, but
>> finding another copy should not present a problem. I see them alla time
>> on eBay.
>> Malcolm
>>
>> *******
>>
>> On 12/29/2011 7:12 AM, Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, it was. I have one. Eartha is lying on her side with a Santa hat on.
>>> Malcolm
>>>
>>> *******
>>>
>>> On 12/28/2011 4:47 PM, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Already found the ones on Ebay before I posted the request here. What I wanted to know is, was the 78 rpm issue sold with a picture sleeve like the 45 rpm issue is. Guess I didn't make myself clear enough on that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>> From: Ray Kilcoyne<kil at roadrunner.com>
>>>>> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:30 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Eartha Kitt Santa Baby (1953) 78 RPM issue?
>>>>>
>>>>> Here are three copies of SANTA BABY by EK on 78 for sale on Gemm dot com.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gemm.com/c/search.pl?page_on=2&field=TITLE&wild=santa+baby&list_begin_prev=26&list_end_prev=50&low_limit_prev=25&low_limit=9&list_howmany_str=NEXT+25&page_on=3
>>>>>
>>>>> and a couple more on Ebay.  No mention of picture sleeve on any of them.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=santa+baby&_sacat=11233
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Robert M. Bratcher Jr.
>>>>> Was this also released as a 78 in the USA with the same picture sleeve that
>>>>> the 45 had? Or was it issued without a picture sleeve? If so I'll post a
>>>>> Want It Now on Ebay as I have the 45 with it's picture sleeve but don't have
>>>>> the 78 although I did spot a New Zealand HMV 78 of it in a regular sleeve on
>>>>> Ebay just a little while ago....
>>>>> _____
>>>>>
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