The Pink Lambert: A Collection of the First Celluloid Cylinders  ARCH 3001 Ships in 24 hours $15.99 22 songs, sketches, whistling solos, and band performances from ca. 1902, with detailed notes in a 16-page glossy booklet. Featured artists are the (original) American Quartet, Collins and Natus, Joe Belmont, Harry Macdonough, Sousa cornetist Otto Mesloh, and the Metropolitan Band. Includes original research into the operation of the Lambert Company of Chicago and 22 of the world's rarest records. A glimpse into the culture of 100 years ago. Read more »
	The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 1  ARCH 3002 (2 CDs) Ships in 24 hours $31.99 The first double-CD set in an eventual four-volume series featuring all regular weekly issues of these cardboard records that were the best-selling records during the Depression, along with several advertising and uncommonly scarce promotional records from the Durium Company. The biggest names in 1930s music are here: Ben Pollack, Phil Spitalney, Vincent Lopez, and Duke Ellington, playing as "The Harlem Hot Chocolates." Top vocalists include Smith Ballew, Irving Kaufman, and Scrappy Lambert. More than two hours of music and a very informative 24-page booklet with notes by Doug Benson and Hit of the Week expert Hans Koert. Read more »
	The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 2  ARCH 3003 (2 CDs) Ships in 24 hours $31.99 The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 2 includes 48 tracks, spanning 1930 through 1931, by standout bands led by Vincent Lopez, Ted Fiorito, Harry Reser, Sam Lanin, and Don Voorhees. Plenty of rare gems are here too, including all five A-series Durium Juniors (featuring Eva Taylor, Frank Luther, and Carson Robison), an experimental 5-minute Hit of the Week, and a live Durium recording of pianist Leola Felton playing "The St. Louis Blues." Read more »
	The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 3  ARCH 3004 (2 CDs) Ships in 24 hours $31.99 Volume 3 of The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings picks up where Volume 2 left off and features 51 tracks including the Durium 5 minute records and a number of rare advertising records. The package includes a 24-page booklet with complete discographical information, an essay about the Durium Corporation and notes on the recordings Read more »
	The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 4  ARCH 3005 Ships in 24 hours $31.99 Volume 4 of The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings features 59 selections recorded between January and June 1932. The notes in the 24-page booklet follow the story of the Durium Corporation as they moved their focus from the weekly releases to the more lucrative business of producing advertising records, before eventually folding in 1934. Read more »

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