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edtop40 ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7 |
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whitburns books list the song "we belong together" by robert & johnny as being issued on old town 1047.....but i have it on old town 1086....does anyone have any info on the issue dates on each of these???
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jimct ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Ed, Old Town 1047 was the early 1958 Top 40 hit, with the flip "Walking
In The Rain"; 7 more Robert & Johnny stiff 45s followed. The next one, Old Town 1086, was released right on the 1960/61 cusp, with the flip, "In The Rain". (That should be your 45's flip.) This later 45 issue of "We Belong Together" did "Bubble Under" in 1/61. My latest Whitburn book says "reissue" next to the 1086 release. Two things to note: 1) In that era, a good many non-charting and/or non-smash hit 45s first released in the 1957-1960 era got "second life" during 1961 - 63 (Shirelles-"Dedicated To The One I Love"/Capris-"There's A Moon Out Tonight"/Rebels-"Wild Weekend" were 3 Top 10 examples of this.) 2) Simply as a cost-cutting move, many labels would place a former "A" or "B" side as the intended "B" side of a later single. That's actually how "The Twist" had its second #1 hit chart run; The company pressed new copies of the Parkway 811 45 (the 1960 B-side was "Toot"). It was intended to just be the "B" side of his then-new 45/A-side, "Twistin' U.S.A." . But radio unexpectedly opted to bypass "U.S.A.", and started spinning the old #1 hit again. I don't know what category your 45 falls under, though. I'm almost positive that your 1086 Robert & Johnny 45 is the same recording as 1047 was, however. Do you have deadwax info? If so, I'll try to pull my 45 for you ASAP to compare. |
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edtop40 ![]() Music Fan ![]() Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7 |
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jim, as always your insight is invaluable..thanks...my a-side deadwax info is "OT-887-45"
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