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Schmidt's Hits Special Edition: TRANSCRIPTION TIME!

special thanks to HUTCH HUTCHINSON & THE GREAT JOHN L

Broadway Hits - Program No. 23.
Unknown Orchestra & Vocalists (uncredited)
16" Brunswick transcription (Brunswick/Decca mx.#38216). Ca. mid-1934.

1. Theme "Song of the Islands" (Orchestra)
2. There's Something About A Soldier (Orchestra)
3. Pettin' In The Park (Jolly Joan & Freddy Fairbanks)
4. Puddin' Head Jones (Orchestra)
5. Without That Certain Thing (Jack Nelson, tenor with Orchestra He sounds like James Melton ) - good cl. solo.
6. Infatuation (orchestra)
7. Theme "Song of the Islands" (Orchestra)

Footlight Melodies - Program No. 3
Unknown Orchestra & Vocalists (uncredited)
16" Brunswick transcription (Brunswick/Decca mx.#38182). Ca. mid-1934.

8. Don't Say Goodnight (theme; Orchestra)
9. "Leifert's Lament" (Orchestra) Unidentified tune. Roger? Any Ideas?
10. Over Somebody Else's Shoulder (I Fell In Love With You) unknown girl vocalist, w/ orchestra - (She's good; Who? Roger S. help!!)
11. Limehouse Blues (Orchestra)
12. How's Chances (vocal trio: 2 men, 1 woman), acc. by piano
13. Infatuation (Orchestra)
14. Don't Say Goodnight (reprise theme; Orchestra)

Bakesall Melodies, played by the Bakesall Serenaders
(JL: a great hot and unknown, Hawaiian band. Let Sherwin or Dan Levinson hear this before you print these notes - they might identify them! Tm: "Too late!")
Program #3. 16" Byers transcription 2446. ca. late 1931/early 1932. (Byers Recording Lab 1780 Broadway, NY). Green laminated pressing over black shellac.

15. Unknown theme song
16. Dinah - vocals
17. Unknown theme song
18. Whirling Waters
19. Theme/Bakesall commercial/Theme
20. Coquette (J. Green song)
21. Unknown Theme Song
22. Just A Crazy Song (Hi-Hi-Hi) - vocals
23. Theme, to commercial (ending unplayable, cut-off)

Norge Kitchen Concert, with Emery Deutsch & His Orchestra, and The Charioteers.
16" Apex Electrophonic Sample Pressing (early vinyl); Decca Ms. #75361+A. c. 1936/1937.

24. Theme "The Song Is Ended" (Deutsch O.)
25. Formal Night In Harlem (Deutsch O.; ?Mickey Bloom-tpt, ?Fred Fellensby ts)
26. Commercial
27. I'm An Old Cowhand - voc. The Charioteers
28. Question time
29. Dinah - voc. The Charioteers
30. Trust In Me (Deutsch O.)
31. Theme "The Song Is Ended" (Deutsch O.)

32. "Opportunity Days": for Campbell's Sales Meeting (First half of disc). Circa 1940- prepared & produced by Ward Wheelock Company, NY. (Edwin Strong Inc. 71 W. 45th Street, NY Ph: BRyant 9-5758/9
A promo transcription for a Campbell's Soup Co. sales meeting. This features a weird comic skit w/ Amos 'N Andy (Freeman Gosden & Charles Crrell) and the voice of Cliff Edwards (as a talking can of soup)!! - Bizarre.

33. Air trailer for The Big Broadcast of 1938. featuring Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, W.C. Fields, Martha Raye. Songs and promo for the film. Unfortunately, really loud surface noise throughout. I didn't separate off the individual tracks for that reason - didn't seem to be worth the effort until we can get a copy of this in more listenable quality. Thanks Hutch anyhow for letting us hear this!