[78-L] Columbia 36698 – Special Record For Radio Stations

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Harry James appeared in an updated version of "Tin Pan Alley" called...wait for it..."I'll Get By in October 1950 (20th Century Fox).
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From: Rodger Holtin [mailto:rjh334578 at yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 09:34 PM
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Subject: [78-L] Columbia 36698 – Special Record For Radio Stations

Columbia– Special Record For Radio Stations Lastweekend I picked up a copy of Columbia 36698 – “I’ll Get By” and “Flatbush Flanagan”by Harry James. By all accounts, thiswas a hit record, a big seller. Ialready own 3 or 4 of them with various red label styles, and there were fiveor six of them with various red labels in the same store where I got this one,but this is a DJ copy, pressed on vinyl. Judging from the numbers around this one, I’m guessing it was releasedduring the latter part of the ban, early 1944, and Whitburn’s “Pop Memories”*reports it hit the charts in April 1944, stayed at # 1 for six weeks, and onthe chart for a total of 28 weeks – over half the year. (*I know we hate this book, but after 1940 itdoes have some credibility.) This onehas the earliest style of DJ white label that I know of, the one with theDJ sporting a flat-top haircut, striped shirt and bow tie, in black print. My question for the Board this evening is:how old might this pressing be? I haveothers with this exact same label that are obviously late second-ban era and even a Tony Bennett from 1951, but this pair ofJames recordings seems way too old to have warranted a DJ copy at that late date – unless this is an earlier pressing than Iwould have guessed. “Note the Notes” by Nauckand Sherman is not quite detailed enough to narrow this one down. Anybody know for sure? Other guesses?RodgerFor Best Results use Victor Needles.._______________________________________________78-L mailing list78-L at klickitat.78online.comhttp://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l