[78-L] Japanese 78s

[David Lennick]

On 1/18/2013 1:53 PM, Michael Shoshani wrote:
> On 01/18/2013 12:40 PM, neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Col A 820 - Buttons and Bows/Sentimental Journeys
>>
>> Col A 93 - Hill (?) of Pure Heart/China Night
>
>> Can anyone shed some light on what I have?
>>
>
> The only answer to A 820 is to play it. Maybe they coupled Dinah Shore's
> Buttons and Bows with Les Baxter's Sentimental Journey? Both were US
> Columbia recordings, although never issued coupled together here.

Or Les Brown, as we pronounce it up here.
>
> I've had two pressings of A 93, and the late Andrea Walsh had one. I've
> seen so many of that one around that I think it's the Japanese
> equivalent of "Near You" by Francis Craig.

Very popular record..it was also played on the radio a lot in the early 50s, by 
the eclectic CBC broadcaster Max Ferguson ("Rawhide"). I have at least 1 copy, 
probably more.

dl