[78-L] Columbia Hall of Fame Series Discography

[David Lennick]

On 7/26/2019 10:36 PM, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
> On 7/26/2019 9:08 PM, DKing wrote:
>> I apologize to everyone, I should have been even more precise.  This all began when I found an old 10-inch record album.  Now after further research, I am not sure if the record album in question is shellac or vinyl, or even if it is 78 rpm.
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>> This album is part of the Columbia “Hall of Fame Series”:  Frankie Laine, record album # 50006, 10-inch, one song per each side - which makes me think it is 78 rpm.  Song on one side is Jezebel, RHCO 4455.  Song on the other side is Jealousy (Jalousie), RHCO 4595.  Both sides show album # 50006.
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>> The ONLY place online where I found this album is on a French music lovers website - which shows album year as 1954:
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>> https://www.rocky-52.net/chanteursl/laine_f.htm
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>> Any ideas on why I can’t easily find this 10-inch Frankie Laine album online ??
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> Jezebel was one of Frankie Lane's huge hits. It was reissued many times
> and this was one of them. This reissue was done in the crossover era,
> when 78's and 45's were issued at the same time, often confusingly with
> the same numbers. I see quite a few of these in 45, not so many on 78.
> All 45's in this era were 7" large center hole.
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Same number but Columbia used a 4- prefix on its 45s.
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