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

[Matthew Duncan]

Something by Bartok?  Just thinking of something not too obvious!

Matt in the UK (where 45rpm albums are not generally found....and we didn't even take to 45rpm singles in great numbers until about '58...)

--- On Fri, 2/11/12, 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, 2 November, 2012, 4:38

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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