[78-L] Famous Labels and other record anomalies in movies

[Sammy Jones]

Found the clip; it's not a Canadian pressing at all, but a regular U.S. 
Victor showing the correct catalog number - 17309 - Asleep in the Deep, 
performed by Wilfred Glenn.

Interesting that there's a banner painted around the song's title on the 
disc.  Must be to point out the title for the benefit of the audience.

For your viewing/listening pleasure:
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/225985/Navigator-The-Movie-Clip-Asleep-in-the-Deep.html

Sammy Jones


> There's a sequence onboard the ship where the words to "Asleep in the 
> Deep" come on screen, and a record label appears.  It seems like it's a 
> batwing. Not sure if the Victor logo is there or not.  Also, I think the 
> catalog number is even visible.  Anyone else remember that?
>
> Sammy Jones
>
> That shows a Canadian label? No, I'm thinking of two more recent 
> occurrences
> (within the last 30 years).
>
> dl
>
> On 9/17/2012 8:13 PM, Sammy Jones wrote:
>> The Navigator with Buster Keaton?
>>
>> Sammy Jones
>>
>>> The Batwing style seems to have been generic among film studios, but
>>> there's
>>> one movie that takes place in the US where a Canadian pressing is 
>>> clearly
>>> shown. Actually there are two that come to mind..one is a mock label and
>>> the
>>> other is meant to represent the actual record being played (or it might 
>>> be
>>> the
>>> same record).
>>>
>>> Anyone know either or both of these?
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>>> On 9/16/2012 4:54 PM, DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
>>>>> I suspect that my memory may be less than perfect but when I was a
>>>>> child, I saw a movie called "Blue Gardenia" and the only thing I
>>>>> remember about this movie was a close up of - what I remember as - a
>>>>> Victor record with, (I think), a Canadian style batwing label.  It has
>>>>> been 60 years since I saw this movie, I haven't been able to find it 
>>>>> on
>>>>> a video or anything since, but that's my recollection.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the movie 32 films about Glenn Gould or whatever it was called, 
>>>>> there
>>>>> is a scene where Glenn is urging a chamber maid to listen to his 
>>>>> latest
>>>>> record.  What he puts on the turntable is a red labeled record.  I 
>>>>> don't
>>>>> think Glenn Gould ever made a red labeled record.
>>>>>
>>>>> You often see records playing at the wrong speed - LPs on an old
>>>>> acoustic player playing at a 78 ish speed or 78s being played at a
>>>>> slower speed, 45 or 33; and many examples of an acoustic player 
>>>>> emitting
>>>>> high fidelity sound.
>>>>>
>>>>> db
>>>
>>
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