????The Space Man????Alan Freed????????Flying Saucers????Les Welch????78rpm?????????????????????????
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Description
Pair of humor 78rpm records from the 1950s -- even Elvis singles were on 78rpm in those days
Spacemen visit Earth – funny replies with bits from rock & roll hit songs – different versions on the two 78s
– these were high on the R&R charts in 1950s
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"The Space Man" - USA & "Flying Saucers" - Australia
Only 1 copy found on internet of "The Space Man" = Amazon selling price $95
A side: The Space Man – CS-1149 Coral Records featuring Alan Freed, Steve Allen, Al “Jazzbo” Collins and The Modernaires with George Cates' Out Of Spacers MMX-1409 Made In Australia (2:52) 1956
B side: Jazzbo's Theory – CS-1149 recorded at Max's Pawn Shop with talking musical instruments and narration by Al “Jazzbo” Collins MX-1410 Made in Australia (2:55) 1956
Could not locate other copies of these big Top 40 hits from the 1950s
A side: Flying Saucers – PS-1001 Prestige Records with Les Welch commentary MX001 10” 1956
B side: Twiddlers Lament – PS-1001 Farmer Les Welch = Miss Fitzwiddle Beryl Allett = Motorist Dave Johnson MX002 10 inches 1956
Coral Records was a subsidiary of Decca Records that was formed in 1949.
Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 in New York City.
Albert Richard "Jazzbo" Collins (January 4, 1919 September 30, 1997) was an American disc jockey, radio personality and recording artist who was briefly the host of NBC television's Tonight show in 1957. On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Al "Jazzbo" Collins among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.
Alan Freed, an American disc jockey who got rock and roll launched on radio in the 1950s.
Steve Allen was an American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, writer, and advocate of scientific skepticism. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-creator and first host of The Tonight Show, which was the first late night television talk show.
Les Welch: Bandleader, singer and musician in the late 1940s and 1950s, He brought the sounds of popular jazz and blues to Sydney dancehalls and nightclubs.
CD of both songs recorded off the record for those without a record player, etc., on request.
You must buy the
record. That's why it is on auction. Remember CD adds weight to postage.
Weight: Record 210g...with on-request CD 16g = 46g and with protective mailing adds more
weight = 422g
Parcel post including tracking.
Postage:
Australia $8.95 anywhere includes tracking
Outside Australia, economy rates vary with destination from New Zealand A$10.20 to A$20.20 economy UK & Ireland.
Invoice sent after checking at post office.
Further information at auspost.com.au/international
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