[78-L] side 2 same song

[Randy Watts]

I wonder what the purpose of having the same song on both sides of a (non-promotional, non-jukebox) record was? I can sort of see a record company doing it for something a little special like "Any Bonds Today"--after all, there was a war to be won--but for a song like "(Can This Be) The End of the Rainbow," what purpose did it serve? There must have been a reason why certain tunes here and there warranted such treatment.
 
Randy 

 

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> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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>Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 6:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [78-L] side 2 same song
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>Now that you mention it, another Decca from that same period has "Any Bonds 
>Today" by the Andrews Sisters on side and probably Jimmy Dorsey on the other.
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>I don't think jukebox pressings should count with the same recording on both 
>sides. But there are promos and store demos, like "I Want a Television 
>Christmas" which has two versions (both Mindy Carson, I think). And there's a 
>party record on Hot Shots that has two different version of "Two Old Maids in a 
>Folding Bed" (as well as the occasional Hot Shots that does have the same 
>recording on both sides, for juke boxes).
>
>dl
>
>On 12/14/2012 6:12 PM, Randy Watts wrote:
>> By coincidence I came across a record like this in a batch of 78s I just picked up. It's Decca 3231, with the song "(Can This Be) The End of the Rainbow," performed on one side by Woody Herman and His Orchestra and on the other by Judy Garland.
>>
>> Randy
>>
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>>> From: "neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com"<neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com>
>>> To: 78-l<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 11:58 AM
>>> Subject: [78-L] side 2 same song
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>>> I have acquired Columbia A3568, Angel Child on both sides, played by the
>>> Columbians on one side and sung by Al Jolson on the other, with an
>>> uncredited orchestra.
>>>
>>> Did this happen often, a record with the same tune on both sides but
>>> different performers?
>>> --
>>> Joe Salerno
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