Automatic Age

WINNERS ON WAX
B U N N Y BERIGAN ALBUM
(Victor P-134) by Bunny Beri-
gan and his Orchestra....This is
a raucus swing set devoted to
the memory of Bunny Berigan,
the great trumpeter, who died
two years ago. You’ll find use
for the entire set in coin phono­
graphs. Acent will be upon “ I
Can’t Get Started (W ith Y o u ),”
the opening side in the set in
which Bunny’s vocal and trum­
pet steal the choruses. This was
a sensational disc when first
issued. It s h o u l d go well in
s w i n g spots. “ Frankie and
Johnnie” on the flipover is a
natural for the tavern trade but
will also go in soda fountain
spots, etc. “ Trees,” “ Russian
Lullaby,” “ Jellyroll B l u e s , ”
“ Black Bottom,” “ Deed I D o,”
and “ Highway Safety” fill out
the set, all in swing version.
A ny place where swing sells,
including the critical Negro
locations, will want these sides.
W HISPERING and T W O IN
LOVE, by Frank Sinatra and
Tommy D o r s e y ’ s Orchestra
(Victor 20-1597) .... will pull
the nickles wherever you spot
it. Play “ Whispering” first be­
cause of the plugging the tune
will receive in the film “ Green-
which V illage.” Frank is join­
ed on the side by the Pied Pip­
ers and the tune receives top-
notch treatment. You’ll wear
out many copies of this side.
“ Two in Love” will also do well
whereever spotted because of
the T. Dorsey-Sinatra appeal.
The vocal is pure Sinatra and
g o o d ! Play either tune in soda
fountains, restaurants, taverns,
cocktail lounges, dance loca­
tions, swing spots.
IT M IG H T H A V E BEEN and
D A ISY M A Y by Hal McInty­
re’s Orchestra (Victor 20-1599)
This band is building up a good
following....has just completed
two films for Columbia Pictures
in fact. “ It Might Have Been”
is a new Cole Porter number,
never before released. The Por­
ter tune, sung by crooner Jer­
ry Stuart and the Four Lyttle
Sisters, is a natural for the Sin-
atra-Como spots, swing, dance,
restaurants, taverns. “ D a i s y
M ay” is a ‘riff’ tune on the or­
der of Glenn Miller’s “ In The
M ood,” etc.
I D O N ’T MIND and W H A T
A M I HERE FOR? by Duke El­
lington’s Orchestra (Victor 20-
1598)....Y ou remember the fu­
ror created by “ I Got It Bad
and That Ain’t Good.” Expect
a repeat on “ I Don’t Mind”
with the same young lady, Ivie
Anderson, singing the vocal on
this new plaintive torch tune.
W ith Ellington, Ivie, and two
new tunes packaged on a single
record, you have a veritable
goldmine. First naturals are the
Negro locations in which this
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disc will be number one, no
matter which side you put up.
Swing spots, soda founts, near­
school locations, and taverns
will click next.
W H Y NOT CONFESS and
SINCE THE ANGELS TO O K
M Y M OTHER FAR A W A Y by
the Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird
33-0516) .... Cowboy material
for the cowboy spots. W ill go
well in the less sophisticated
taverns and can also be spotted
to advantage in certain of the
‘roadside diner’ locations fre­
quented by country clientele,
truck drivers, and others who
go for a doleful cowboy lament
....and there are more of them
than you think! Don’t spot in
sophisticated locations or swing
spots but you might be surpris­
ed in other places how well
these songs sell.
A N D AN OTH ER T H IN G :
“ The Last Time I Saw Paris”
by Vaughn Monroe on Victor
is clicking in t a v e r n s , soda
fountains, restaurants where
the talk shifts to the war. The
flipover “ A fter It’s Over” is ob­
viously a click on title alone.
A hearing of the tune makes
it sell over and over but the
title grabs nickles from hund­
reds of gals who are making
plans for “ after it’s over” .........
Tommy Dorsey’s “ Boogie W oo-
gie” is one of the biggest phono
clicks in years in swing, school,
soda fountain, tavern spots.
Over a million copies of the disc
have been sold and that means
a flock of nickles have gone in­
to the coin box indicators since
the song’s revival.
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