Saturday, December 10, 2022

Around The Clock Saturday-Part 2

Another late-night post for you here, this time from the controversial Amos and Andy. Or is it? Looking at the label of the 45 above, it's got their name on it, but if you look at a copy of the 78 (shared at The Internet Archive), it's credited to The Jeff Alexander Choir. Their name is in smaller letters on the 45 for some reason, and neither Amos nor Andy appear to be present in the song that I can hear. Who knows what's going on here, unless they thought they needed a bigger name on the record. Anyhow, it's good music and I think you'll enjoy it. This is Little Bitty Baby (Columbia 7" 45 RPM 4-42623 Not For Sale Radio Station Copy, Mono, 1960).

MEGA

Posted by Ernie at 12/10/2022 01:00:00 AM

4 comments:

  1. BusterSaturday, December 10, 2022 11:02:00 AM

    I have this record and always thought it was odd myself.

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  2. Johnny CeeFriday, December 16, 2022 7:28:00 AM

    “What’s going on here?” you ask? Well, this is actually a reissue of an earlier release from 1952. The flipside is the selling point, which is the “Amos” character explaining “The Lord’s Prayer” to his daughter on Christmas Eve. It was first performed on their radio show in 1940 and was so well-received, it was featured on the team’s annual Christmas show for a number of years and was also on the TV version. This side here is more-or-less just something to put on the B-side of the single. The record was basically part of the then-popular “Amos ‘n’ Andy” franchise, so both characters’ names are prominent on the label, even though it’s only Amos on side one and neither on side two. The question now becomes “Why did Columbia Records think it should have been reissued in 1960?”

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    1. ErnieFriday, December 16, 2022 7:35:00 AM

      Wow, thanks for the backstory! And I skipped right over the A-side assuming there was no Christmas content there. Oh well, that's what I get for rushing through and not listening. Thank you for the info!

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