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

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

Good to know that it exists. Same as the 45 rpm sleeve btw......



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>From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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>Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 2:15 PM
>Subject: Re: [78-L] Eartha Kitt Santa Baby (1953) 78 RPM issue?
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>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
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>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>
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>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:30 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Eartha Kitt Santa Baby (1953) 78 RPM issue?
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>>>>>> 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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