This looks like an exciting series - looking forward to listening. Thank You for all your effort to put these educational & entertaining series together. Cheers,
So C14A and C14B don't make sense in that order when you listen to them. I'm assuming the designation is the familiar A-side / B-side one, whether or not the record label made that explicit. When you listen, C14B is clearly the intiating letter in the sequence, from Hirohito to Hitler. And C14A, which begins with Hitler acknowledging Hirohito's note, speaks for itself. How to address this seeming anomaly?
Actually, we both have right. The sequence is as you've mentioned, Hirohito first, Hitler second. However, Hitler charted and Hirohito is the flip. In my indexing, index A is added to the side that charted, B is added to the flip. If also flip charted than A is assigned to the higher #. I'm just following Billboard and Whitburn's indexing, which is my reference. Thanks for your remark and interest in my project.
Same with a song that has two parts, Part 1 and Part 2. Sometimes Part 2 is the one that charted and than index A is assigned to this part. Very often parts A and B are not marked/distinguished on the label and then, part that charted is indexed as A and flip as B, what seems to be the natural way. Information on the back cover of my instalments clarifies the situation: Hitler - #5, Hirohito - flip, please check.
Many thanks for the Billboard Country Collection too. The links for the Track lists here, for 1944 & 1945 are dead! Can you fix and repost this perhaps? Thank you a lot of!
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This looks like an exciting series - looking forward to listening.
Thank You for all your effort to put these educational & entertaining series together.
Cheers,
Mike M
Thank you Mike. Your support will be essential. I have many missing tracks, especially at the late 60s.
I've been looking forward to these - many thanks
So C14A and C14B don't make sense in that order when you listen to them. I'm assuming the designation is the familiar A-side / B-side one, whether or not the record label made that explicit. When you listen, C14B is clearly the intiating letter in the sequence, from Hirohito to Hitler. And C14A, which begins with Hitler acknowledging Hirohito's note, speaks for itself. How to address this seeming anomaly?
Just found this scan that seems to support my notion of the proper sequence: Hirohito first, then Adolf. FWIW ...
https://www.historyonthenet.com/authentichistory/1939-1945/3-music/08-Axis-Allies/19450400_Hitlers_Last_Letter_To_Hirohito-Carson_Robison.jpg
Actually, we both have right. The sequence is as you've mentioned, Hirohito first, Hitler second. However, Hitler charted and Hirohito is the flip. In my indexing, index A is added to the side that charted, B is added to the flip. If also flip charted than A is assigned to the higher #. I'm just following Billboard and Whitburn's indexing, which is my reference. Thanks for your remark and interest in my project.
Same with a song that has two parts, Part 1 and Part 2. Sometimes Part 2 is the one that charted and than index A is assigned to this part. Very often parts A and B are not marked/distinguished on the label and then, part that charted is indexed as A and flip as B, what seems to be the natural way. Information on the back cover of my instalments clarifies the situation: Hitler - #5, Hirohito - flip, please check.
Many thanks for the Billboard Country Collection too. The links for the Track lists here, for 1944 & 1945 are dead! Can you fix and repost this perhaps? Thank you a lot of!
Please leave your comment, report dead or incorrect link, under the top post: US (Billboard), UK, Italian… Hits 1940-1969 – Project Description & Comments.
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