[78-L] Decca joins the war of the speeds

[David Lennick]

It's something I'd say is totally out of left field. And no, not Jolson.

dl

On 11/2/2012 12:16 AM, Ray wrote:
> I'd guess "The Jolson Story".  I had one so it must have sold a lot.
> RayK
>>
>>
> From: Jeff Sultanof
> Oh, well, time for others to have a go. I'm too tired.
>
> JS
>
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:56 PM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:
>
>> I'd flip all the cards, but this is too much fun..no, no, no and no.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 11/1/2012 11:53 PM, Jeff Sultanof wrote:
>>> Judy Garland, Dick Haymes, Lionel Hampton, Lucky Millinder
>>>
>>> Could it be any of these?
>>>
>>> JS
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:48 PM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> You'd have thought Oklahoma as I did. Nope, Oklahoma is 9-6. Bearing in
>>>> mind
>>>> that these all probably came out in one batch, you'd still expect one
>>>> of
>>>> their
>>>> biggest sellers to have the first number.  But noooooo!
>>>>
>>>> Next guess?
>>>>
>>>> dl
>>>>
>>>> On 11/1/2012 11:36 PM, Jeff Sultanof wrote:
>>>>> My guesses: Oklahoma or a Bing Crosby album. After all, Columbia's
>> first
>>>>> pop 10" LP was Sinatra.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff Sultanof
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 10:38 PM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> When Decca began issuing album sets on 45s in 1949, their second box
>> set
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> "Manhattan Tower", a steady seller since 1946. Anyone know what was
>> the
>>>>>> first,
>>>>>> i.e. album 9-1? The answer may surprise you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dl
>>>>>>
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