Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

RECORDS
Only records suitable for u s e on automatic phonographs are rated below.
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for rating is listed lirst in each cas e.
KEY TO RATING
5* EXTRA GOOD . Cream of the crop for the
past 30 days . Time ly. unique. clever. un-
usual and definitely above-the-average
numbers .
4* VERY GOOD. Possessin'! univers al appeal.
Suitable for any type 0 location.
BLUEBIRD
No Records Released
CAPITOL
Although no records have been re-
ceived for reviewing Capitol has re-
leased four new records since the last
issue of THE REVIEW.
DECCA
4* 18566 Kay Armen
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REVIEW
32
FOR
NOVEMBER
, , 1943
HOW SWEET YOU ARE (V)
THE DREAMER (V)
Decca presents a new personality
with a voice worth a million dollars.
Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, this
new thrush does two tunes from Warner
Bros. "Thank Your Lucky Stars" with the
BaIIadiers chanting the background.
Tunes are handled as vocal foxtrots
and pack a lot of interest. Although
new discs are now coming through
with orchestral backgrounds you can't
miss on this pair for they are far su-
perior to most of the vocal stuff record-
ed during the Petrillo ban.
3* 18567 Glen Gray
MY HEART TELLS ME (FT VC)
MY SHINING HOUR (FT VC)
The Cas a Lorna offers a pair of top
picture tunes now gaining plenty of
plugs on the radio. First side is taken
from Betty Grable's "Sweet Rosie
O'Grady" while the second hails from
Fred Astaire's "The Sky's the Limit." Ar-
T he favorite need/e
of Coin Phonograph Operators
everywhere
KIND
Side responsible
to , come. This ~hythmid arrangement
apd rendition gives it a fresh re-birth.
Vic Schoen's orchestra handles the. in-
strumental 'accompaniment and the
whole affair cooks, uP ' hlto as hot and
interesting a dish as has come our way
in months~ Platter mate is a lively fox-
trot polka rhythm with Bing and the
girls singing throughout. All in all a top
rank disc in these , days.
3* GOOD. Suitable for rounding out balanced
programs. Numbers fading in popularity.
ABBREVIATIONS
FT-Foxtrot: W-Waltz: ' FTVC-Foxtrot with
vocal chorus: V-Vocal: N-Novelty: OT- Old
Time: HB-Hillbilly.
HIT
3* 7065 Harry James ,
A MILLION YEARS AGO (FT VC)
CARNIVAL ,OF VENICE (FT)
Another , of the James recordings
comes up for re-issue and ' to a Jame,s
starved jive audience this one will get
the plays on phonographs. Then, too,
the Dick ' Haymes vocals on the first
side will come in for consideratior).
First side is , at a moderate tempo ond
gives the side to the vocal work of
Haymes. James takes over on the sec-
ond side and bums up the trumpet on
this straight instrumental. Haymes has
changed his 's tyle somewhat since this
record was first ,made but, the James
trumpet remains about the same. Okeh
material for the automatics.
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rangements are okeh but the chirper,
one Eugenie Baird, accounts for the
three star rating on the disc. Suitable
material. however, for it's the only rec-
ord at present of these two up-and-com-
ing tunes.
4* 18568 K~y Armen
LATER TONIGHT (V)
CUDDLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER (V)
Another duo of vocal loxtrots with
the Balladiers in the background. First
tune is from the current "Wintertime"
movie while the second is an oldie dug
up from yesteryear. Both fit Miss, Armen
4* 7066 Harry James
to perfection and she gives them her
FOOLS RUSH IN (FT VC)
all. Recommended for automatic phono-
HODGE PODGE (FT)
graph fare for it brings the first record-
Another re-issue with Dick Haymes
ing of "Later Tonight" plus a bang-up
featured once more on the first side.
job on an old timer that still garners
Haymes does a neat job on the vocals
plenty of interest.
and James is in his best form for trum-
5* 23277 Bing Crosby-Andrews Sisters
pet work on both numbers. A "can't
PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA (FT V)
miss" for the turntables.
VICT'RY POLKA (FT V)
When the Petrillo ban was lifted
OKEH
Crosby and the Andrews trio had doz- ,
No Records Released
ens and dozens of tunes to choose from
VICTOR
for their first recording. Their first choice
Since the last issue there have been
was "Pistol Packin' Mama" and what a
no new records released by Victor. An
job they've done with it! Here is a
album of four records featuring the
made-to-order disc for the automatics
most popular recordings of Dinah Shore
and one destined to make a record for
is scheduled for release on November
itself if you can get the platters for all
19th.
your spots. The number hasn't even
reached the crest of its popularity as
Misses THE REVIEW
yet and looks good for weeks and weeks
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