Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1941 March

3*
6033 Dick J urgens
YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM (FT VC)
TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST (FT VC)
VICTOR
3*
27341 Lionel Hampt on
BOGO JO (FT V)
OPEN HOU SE (FT)
3*
27340 Leo Reisman
THIS IS NEW (FT VC)
JENNY (FT V)
3* 27339 Sammy Kaye
YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM (FT VC)
MY SHIP (FT VC)
3*
27338 Tommy Dorsey
DO I WORRY ? (FT V)
LITTLE MAN WITH A CANDY CIGAR (FT V)
27337 Sidney Becket
3*
EGYPTIAN FANTASY (FT)
SLIPIN ' AND SLID I N ' (FT)
4*
27336 Wa yne Ki ng
IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME (W)
WHEN I LOST YOU .(YR)
5* 27335 Artie Shaw
DANCING IN THE DARK /FT)
SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES (FT)
27334 Barry Wood
3*
YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM (V)
TOO BEAUTIFUL TO LAST (V)
3* 27333 Joe Re ichaman
l ' M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS /FT VC)
KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR HEART (FT VC)
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A woman likes a man wi th a will of
his own, if it's made out in her favor.
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MACHINE
REVIEW
46
FOR
MARCH
1941
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An Imperi al man, pawned his dress suit
while hi s wife was out' of the Valley during
the summer, an d redeemed it before she
return ed. H e forgo t to r emove th e P awn
Broker's tags, however. Th ey received an
invita tion to a party and the wife, desiring
to check th e condition of th e suit, took
the coat from the closet and asked her
husband to explain th e tag. He replied
that he had worn it to a party and it was
so hot that he had checked it. In a few
moments his wife confronted him and,
pointing to th e tag on th e trousers, said,
"What kind of a party was it, anyhow?"
1-1 Hear a Rhapsody ................. Jimmy Dorsey, Decca ................ Charlie Barnet, BB
2-Yes, My Darling Daughter ...... Dinah Shore, BB ................ Andrews Sisters, Decca
3-Frenesi ....................................... Artie Shaw, Vic .................. Woody Herman, Decca
4-Last Time I Saw Pari s ............ Kate Smith, Col .......................... Hildegarde, Decca
5-Stardust .................................... Artie Shaw, Vic ................ Woody Herman, Decca
6-So You're the One ................... Dolly Dawn, Okeh ............................ Hal Kemp, Vic.
7-Nightingale Sang ..................... Glenn Miller, BB ...................... Bing Crosby, Decca
8-1 Give You My Word ............... Eddie Duchin, Col ......................... AI Kavelin, Okeh
9-Santa Fe Trail ............ : ............. Dick Jurgens, Okeh ...................... Sammy Kaye, Vic.
10-Anvil Chorus ............................ Glenn Miller, BB ......................................................... .
11-Perfidia ...................................... Jimmy Dorsey, Decca .................. Gene Krupa, Col.
12-Mean to Me .............................. Andrews Sisters, Decca ............ Eddy Howard, Col.
"Sleepers"
R ecords listed in this classification are
unusual-either the tune or the form of
treatment-and are proving surprises or
"sleepers" in many locations throughout
the country, according to information re-
ceived from operators. Any one of th ese
records may brea k into the "favorites" class
above. Operators are invited to hear th e
followin g sides with an eye toward dis-
covering a smash-hit and a nickel-nabber :
AMAPOLA, lovely Sp a ni s h -fl av ored
song by Jimmy Dorsey and band on Decca.
Jimmy's very original form of treatm ent,
allowing both Bob Eberly a nd Helen O'Con-
nell to sin g a vocal chorus, makes thi s a
"must" for all machines. Destined to be
Dorsey's biggest hit since Lazonga.
BY THE WATE RMELON VINE, by
Benny Carter's band with a vocal refrain
by Mills brothers. Tricky tun e and com-
mercial, appealing performance. On Decca.
IF IT'S A HIT-
THESE DEALERS HAVE
IT BY THE BEST BANDS
IN THE BUSINESS!
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Columbia
- -.... BUFFALO, N. Y . - - -
--PROVIDENCE, R. 1 . - -
CO.
Oak & Eagle Sts.
PHILCO DISTRIBUTORS
17 Lyman St.
--RICHMOND, VA.--
- - -.ALBANY, N. Y . - - -
BENJAMIN T. CRUMP CO.
1310 E. Franklin St.
ROSKIN BROTHERS, INC.
1078 Broadway
-ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI-
-CHARLOTTE, N. C . -
w. BERGMAN
LA YER DISTRIBUTING CORP.
814 Walnut St.
souTHERN BEARINGS & PARTS CO
315 No. College Sf.
--OMAHA, NEBRASKA--
-NEW ORLEANS, LA.- -
MAJOR APPLIANCE CO.
2558 Farnam St.
-PHILADELPHIA, PA.--
souTHERN MUSIC SALES CO., INC.
727 Poydras Sf.
--CLEVELAND, OHIO--
MOTOR PARTS CO.
17th St. & Indiana Ave.
STRONG, CARLISLE & HAMMOND
COMPANY
1392 W. Third Sf.
--DETROIT, MICH . - -
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
PHILCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Detroit Div.-1627 W. fort Sf.
RAY THOMAS CO.
1601 S. Hope Sf.
W HOSE THEME SO NG? Dick Him-
ber has this one, available on both Decca
and Vi ctor. Clever mixin g of theme songs
of the best name bands, on two sides. A
natural fo r college locations and spots
wh ere kids and musicians hang out.
SO NG OF THE VOLGA BOATMEN,
Glenn Miller on Bluebird. May be another
T UXEDO JUNCTION; at least Miller
hopes so and pattern ed it on that sa me
style. Worth tryin g.
"Evergreens"
Records listed below are those whi ch
year in and year out co nsistently lure
nickels, despite prevailin g popularity of
songs. A coupl e or three of th ese in a ma-
chin e is insurance itself. Time has proved
th eir worth .
THE MAN AT THE END OF T HE
BAR. Tiny Hill and band on Okeh have
this-a tailor-made di sc fo r barrooms and
taverns.
IN THE MOOD. Glenn Mill er again
on Bluebird. Still strong in thousands of
machin es.
MARIE . Tommy Dorsey on Victor is
still rea ping royalti es on the biscuit which
ma de hi s band fa mous.
PLEASE, ST ARDUST, DEAR OLD
GIRL. Bing Crosby, th e evercommercial,
has three stron g on es here. All Decca.
W OODCHOPPER'S BALL, Woody
Herman, Decca.
I WANT A LITTLE GIRL. Count
Basie's Okeh version is easily the strong-
est. A terrific bet which many operators
have overlooked but which, in middle-
wes tern locations, is doin g so well that
all th e oth er companies are reco rding it
and pushin g it. Looks good fo r a long time
the way Basie and vocali st Jimmy Rushing
ha ndle it.
- AND MORE NEXT MONTH, in the

COIN M AC HI NE R EVI EW.



A young Swede workman go t a job as a
ca rpenter's helper. The first morning the
boss gave him a two-foot rule an d told him
to go a nd get the measure of a long board.
In twenty minutes the newcomer returned.
" Well," inquired th e boss, "how long
is i t ?"
Th e yo un g a pprentice d isplayed a satis-
fi ed grin.
"Veil," he sa id, "she ban yust eight tim es
de length o' dis rule, an' two thumbs over,
with dis har brick, an' de wi dth o' may
han', on' may arm from har to dar, all
except de fin ger nails."
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Phonette Begins Second
Year Production
LOS ANGELES-March 26th, will mark
the beginning of the second year of the
Phonette Company of America and will
be celebrated by a dinner given in honor
of W. S. Farrell, inventor of the Phonette,
at the Biltmore Hotel.
Farrell, formerly with the General Elec-
tric Company at Bridgeport, Connecticut,
invented the Phonette in June, 1939 while
recovering from a serious illness in Cali-
fornia. Inspired to good health by the
penny a tune idea, he began the develop·
ment of what is now known as Phonette.
By the end of 1939, Farrell had developed
and built the first sample of his penny
operated, individual speaker unit. In March,
1940, Phonette Company of America was
formed, compnsmg three individuals, who
now head the company, W. S. Farrell,
production manager and chief engineer;
Leon E. Gardner, sales manager, and W.
P. Falkenberg, general manager, who is
well known to the coin machine industry
through his Rayolite Gun devices.
In the beginning, the Phonette Company
put in several months of trial installations,
testing, finding, and correcting the in-
evitable "bugs" found in any new product.
Production started on the proven Phonette
units in October of 1940 and the con-
tinuous now of orders has doubled produc-
tion each month since that time. The pub-
lic, as well as the many operators, have
received Phonette with a very enthusiastic
embrace. The public gets a full hit parade
tune, by their favorite artist, for one-fifth
the usual cost, while the operator makes
money for the first time with a penny
Tak.e Them Away
IN THIS BIG
CLEAN-UP
AT THE LOWEST
PRICE YOU'VE
EVER SEEN-
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$
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operated music device. The operators in-
come is seldom only a penny a tune, and
is limited only by the number of units in
a given location. At times the income for
the operator may be ten or twenty cents
for a single play of the record, depending
upon how many people are playing the
units.
When a penny is inserted in a Phonette,
at least one full length recording of the
highest quality is played directly and in-
timately to the paying customer. The low
conversational volume tevel is especially
suitable to the location, for other customers
are not forced to listen to annoyingly loud
music. If the penny is inserted when other
Phonettes in the location are playing, one
or more persons will receive the remaining
part of the number then playing free and
one more full length recording for the
penny. This is claimed to be an exclusive
Phonette feature with patents pending.
The Phonette Company recently an-
nounced the opening of its new offices in
Chicago, at 67 West Madison Avenue,
where Clyde Jordan and Don Wentworth
are representing the company.
Today you may find Phonette installa-
tions in most of the principal cities of
the United States from New York to Cali-
fornia; in some of the largest national
chain store organizations in the country,
such as Walgreen's Drug Stores, the Skillern
chain of drug stores in Texas, the United
Cigar Store Fountains, the Thrifty Drug
chain in California, and many others. In
fact, Phonette offers the music merchant
a multitude of new locations which were
not heretofore available with the ordinary
type of coin operated music equipment. ♦
Herman's C.M. Discs
NEW YORK-In a strong effort to "cor-
ner" the coin operated phonograph market,
Woody Herman, his 7-man Woodchoppers
group and his 4-man Chips unit have re-
corded four "specials" for Decca, which
will soon be released.

COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
47
FOR
MARCH
1941
HERE IT IS ! . . . the most satisfac-
tory pedestal stand ever offered
phonograph operators. Thousands
of these have b een sold the coun-
try over and here's your golden
opportunity to pick them up at
practically cost in our Final
CLOSE-OUT! Stands have baked
porcelain base in dust resis.ting
and eye pleasing finish; support-
ing column is in brilliant chrome
and the e n tire s tand is precision-
built a n d rigidly tilt-proof. Ide al
and s uitable for the
WURLITZER
61s, 71s, 81s, 41s
DON'T DELAY IN ORDERING.
Only a limited quantity remains
a t this special clos e-out price.
When these are gone NO MORE
WILL BE AVAILABLE at even
higher prices. So s end in your
order today!
[INTRAl Ill~TRrnUTIN~ rn.
Grand at 23rd
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Doris Simpson and Myra Lane, Rock-Ola lead-
ership Girls, with Rock-Ola Advertisin g Man-
ager Ben Boldt who has t heir telephone num-
bers, get due tribute from him fo r their part
in making the fa ctory display a success during
the recent coin machine show.



"I say, my good man, could you take
that red tie with orange spots out of the
window for me?"
"Why, certainly sir, we are pleased to
take anything out of the window at any
time."
"Thanks awfully, old top; the beastly
thing bothers me every time I pass here."
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