Bing Crosby shows are so well known that they’re usually out of my collecting specialty of obscure programs. But I’ll make an exception if I run into some favorite popular series from time to time. And, besides, I feel like I owe you something for putting up with “Wade Lane’s Home Folks” for several weeks.
In this post, we hear the “Philco Radio Time” program of October 1, 1947. Bing has just returned from his vacation in Canada for the first show of the season. After the first song, “My Heart is a Hobo”, we get music from Peggy Lee and a fun sketch with guest Gary Cooper. The show features announcer Ken Carpenter, John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra and backup vocals by the Rhythmaires.
The show was transferred from three sides of two sixteen vinyl American Broadcasting Company/Crosby Enterprise transcriptions, matrix numbers HD7-MM-11081-10, HD7-MM-11099-10, and HD7-MM-11134-10.
It’s interesting the program is spread across three sides - US half hour shows are usually on two sides, but I worked with a large group of BBC discs that all used three sides for a thirty-minute show. I imagine it was done to release the show with the highest sound quality. The “dead” side of the set includes a strobe and empty groove that could be used by the engineer to make sure the turntable was running at the correct speed.
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