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

[Mike Harkin]

Springtime for you-know-who....

Mike in plovdiv

--- On Fri, 11/2/12, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Decca joins the war of the speeds
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Friday, November 2, 2012, 4:38 AM
> 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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