[78-L] Heartaches and Decca 25000s

[Michael Shoshani]

My first exposure to "Heartaches" was on a 10" RCA LP issued in 1951 on 
the silver label Collectors Series. By odd coincidence, there's one up 
on eBog, with pictures that can be enlarged to read Leonard Feather's 
notes: 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dance-Band-Hits-A-Treasury-Of-Immortal-Performances-RCA-Victor-LPT-2-10-LP-/131158222792

Feather writes that this Heartaches was recorded in August, 1933, and 
that it was catapulted to prominence "two years ago" (which would have 
been 1949) after a few plugs from a disc jockey. The Decca version is, I 
believe, from 1947; it would seem more logical that *that* version would 
be the one that got the major airplay. Elmo Tanner whistles on them all, 
and I suppose his whistling is the major selling point for the record in 
the first place.

MS

On 1/11/2015 21:42, David Lennick wrote:
>
> My understanding is that the deejay who popularized it (Kurt somebody) was
> playing the Bluebird, which Victor then "reissued by request". The 25000s were
> a reissue series, mostly album sets, and I've never found when they
> started..anyone know? Personality Deccas skip from 24999 to 27000, I seem to
> remember.
>
> dl