[78-L] 78-L Digest, Vol 43, Issue 37 "Bandstand Boogie" Les Elgart

Thu Apr 19 12:33:06 PDT 2012

"Bandstand Boogie"  (Mx CO.50778)was recorded on January 29 1954
at the 30th Street Studios and released on 78  (40180) & 45 (45-40180)
 on March 1 1954 backed with "When Yuba Plays The Rumba On The Tuba"

Nigel Burlinson.

> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:11:22 -0700 (PDT)
> From: David Breneman <david_breneman at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [78-L] Elgart's "Bandstand Boogie" [Was:  Dick Clark gone]
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> Does anyone here know when Les Elgart's recording of "Bandstand
> Boogie" was released?? I assume that's the one that was always
> used as the theme for "American Bandstand".? It's the one I
> remember as a kid.? I've been trying forever to find it on a
> 78 with no luck.? I once thought I'd won a copy in an auction,
> only to have it withdrawn and that part of my money refunded
> before my winnings were shipped.? (Although this was an auction
> that more than once I'd seen listing what must have been a 45
> in their 78 section.)
>
>
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> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:41:15 +0100
> From: Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Elgart's "Bandstand Boogie" [Was: Dick Clark gone]
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> It's Columbia 40180....Tyrone's site give estimated recording date of
> January 1954 (mx CO.50778-2)....definitely should be on both speeds.
>
> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 3:11 AM, David Breneman 
> <david_breneman at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone here know when Les Elgart's recording of "Bandstand
>> Boogie" was released?  I assume that's the one that was always
>> used as the theme for "American Bandstand".  It's the one I
>> remember as a kid.  I've been trying forever to find it on a
>> 78 with no luck.  I once thought I'd won a copy in an auction,
>> only to have it withdrawn and that part of my money refunded
>> before my winnings were shipped.  (Although this was an auction
>> that more than once I'd seen listing what must have been a 45
>> in their 78 section.)
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> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:44:05 -0400
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Elgart's "Bandstand Boogie" [Was:  Dick Clark
> gone]
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> It definitely exists on 78. Don Keele found a copy among my stuff last 
> month,
> literally minutes after saying he'd never seen it. A number of sources put 
> the
> release date as 1952 but I'm seeing it as Columbia 40180, which would be a 
> 1954
> issue. 1952 is probably the year of composition. Among lots of other
> misinformation out there, I'm told it's on Columbia CL 536 "Band of the 
> Year"
> but CL 536 is "Sophisticated Swing" which doesn't contain the track (Band 
> of
> the Year is the title of the album though..had it for years).
>
> dl
>
> On 4/18/2012 10:11 PM, David Breneman wrote:
>>
>>
>> Does anyone here know when Les Elgart's recording of "Bandstand
>> Boogie" was released?  I assume that's the one that was always
>> used as the theme for "American Bandstand".  It's the one I
>> remember as a kid.  I've been trying forever to find it on a
>> 78 with no luck.  I once thought I'd won a copy in an auction,
>> only to have it withdrawn and that part of my money refunded
>> before my winnings were shipped.  (Although this was an auction
>> that more than once I'd seen listing what must have been a 45
>> in their 78 section.)
>> _______________________________________________
>> 78-L mailing list
>> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com
>> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
>>
>>
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>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:59:08 -0400
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Elgart's "Bandstand Boogie" [Was:  Dick Clark
> gone]
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> Okay, here it is on Columbia CL 619 issued in February 1955. The single 
> had
> previously been issued.
> http://www.bsnpubs.com/columbia/columbia12/columbia600.html
>
> On 4/18/2012 10:44 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>> It definitely exists on 78. Don Keele found a copy among my stuff last 
>> month,
>> literally minutes after saying he'd never seen it. A number of sources 
>> put the
>> release date as 1952 but I'm seeing it as Columbia 40180, which would be 
>> a 1954
>> issue. 1952 is probably the year of composition. Among lots of other
>> misinformation out there, I'm told it's on Columbia CL 536 "Band of the 
>> Year"
>> but CL 536 is "Sophisticated Swing" which doesn't contain the track (Band 
>> of
>> the Year is the title of the album though..had it for years).
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 4/18/2012 10:11 PM, David Breneman wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone here know when Les Elgart's recording of "Bandstand
>>> Boogie" was released?  I assume that's the one that was always
>>> used as the theme for "American Bandstand".  It's the one I
>>> remember as a kid.  I've been trying forever to find it on a
>>> 78 with no luck.  I once thought I'd won a copy in an auction,
>>> only to have it withdrawn and that part of my money refunded
>>> before my winnings were shipped.  (Although this was an auction
>>> that more than once I'd seen listing what must have been a 45
>>> in their 78 section.)
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 78-L mailing list
>>> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com
>>> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
>>>
>>>
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> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:22:22 -0700 (PDT)
> From: David Breneman <david_breneman at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Elgart's "Bandstand Boogie" [Was:  Dick Clark
> gone]
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> ?From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>
>
>> Okay, here it is on Columbia CL 619 issued in February 1955. The single 
>> had
>> previously been issued.
>> http://www.bsnpubs.com/columbia/columbia12/columbia600.html
>
> Thanks, David and Royal.? I'll keep looking!? It's a great ice-
> breaker to play on a jukebox at the start of a party. (So I'd
> be perfectly happy with a V+ copy.)
>
>
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> Message: 14
> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:35:57 +0200
> From: "Han Enderman" <jcenderman at solcon.nl>
> Subject: [78-L]  Elgart's "Bandstand Boogie" [Was:  Dick Clark gone]
> To: "78-L" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
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> Released on 78 ca Feb 1954, I assume.
> I have images of the issued 78 red Co 40180 and the promotion label.
> An image of Co Promotion Record 40172 (Erroll Garner) has stamped on 
> label:
> KFXM Feb 19 1954, which is pres. the date it was received at KFXM.
> Maybe more info in Billboards of Jan-Mar 1954.
>
> han enderman
> ===
>>>> Okay, here it is on Columbia CL 619 issued in February 1955. The single 
>>>> had
> previously been issued.
> http://www.bsnpubs.com/columbia/columbia12/columbia600.html
>
> On 4/18/2012 10:44 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>> It definitely exists on 78. Don Keele found a copy among my stuff last 
>> month,
>> literally minutes after saying he'd never seen it. A number of sources 
>> put the
>> release date as 1952 but I'm seeing it as Columbia 40180, which would be 
>> a 1954
>> issue. 1952 is probably the year of composition. Among lots of other
>> misinformation out there, I'm told it's on Columbia CL 536 "Band of the 
>> Year"
>> but CL 536 is "Sophisticated Swing" which doesn't contain the track (Band 
>> of
>> the Year is the title of the album though..had it for years).
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 4/18/2012 10:11 PM, David Breneman wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone here know when Les Elgart's recording of "Bandstand
>>> Boogie" was released?  I assume that's the one that was always
>>> used as the theme for "American Bandstand".  It's the one I
>>> remember as a kid.  I've been trying forever to find it on a
>>> 78 with no luck.  I once thought I'd won a copy in an auction,
>>> only to have it withdrawn and that part of my money refunded
>>> before my winnings were shipped.  (Although this was an auction
>>> that more than once I'd seen listing what must have been a 45
>>> in their 78 section.)
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 78-L mailing list
>>> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com
>>> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
>>>
> <<<
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> Message: 15
> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:07:10 +0000
> From: Anthony G Pavick <pavukanton at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Elgart's "Bandstand Boogie" [Was:  Dick Clark
> gone]
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> At 12:35 19/04/2012, han wrote:
>>Released on 78 ca Feb 1954, I assume.
>>I have images of the issued 78 red Co 40180 and the promotion label.
>>An image of Co Promotion Record 40172 (Erroll Garner) has stamped on 
>>label:
>>KFXM Feb 19 1954, which is pres. the date it was received at KFXM.
>>Maybe more info in Billboards of Jan-Mar 1954.
>
>
> Ad for it in the 13 March 1954 issue of Billboard
>
> http://books.google.ca/books?id=iB4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39&dq=elgart+bandstand+intitle:Billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VA2QT9qFOcrhiALLiPSeAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
>
> T
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