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Title: Want to buy a record with Mel Blanc at Wallichs Music City / "Vintage Los Angeles" on Facebook
Added: Jul 7, 2011
Author: dantanasgirl
Duration: 29:55
Description:
Filmed in wonderful color, this special promotional film was made in 1951 , it is 35 minutes long & is of perfect quality! This lost gem was never shown to the public & was used for promotional use only among record executives! It hasn't been seen in over 55 years!! What's on it? well, we get to see lots of great color footage of Hollywood landmarks first up. Mel plays a record dealer who is desperately trying to sell anyone a record at the corner of Sunset & Vine streets in Hollywood, California. While pestering several people, (including Yogi Yorgeson!!), Billy May approaches playing a regular guy walking down the street, Mel takes him into his record store, (Wallichs Music City) & proceeds to pitch everything in the store to him. In the end Billy won't pay the 85 cents for a record & Mel decides to show him exactly how records are made! They go over to the Capitol Records recording studios on Melrose Avenue & meet with Alan Livingston who takes them on a tour, here is where they run into several famous folks while getting into a little bit of mischief along the way! We get to see rare footage of Dean Martin in the studio actually recording one of his hit records! they run into Les Paul and Mary Ford, a vocal group, a country & western singer (Merle Travis?), and even Bozo the clown!
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Youtube Comments: 63
jeffjazzwraight Says:
Jul 16, 2011 - Fascinating & most enjoyable. Pity the last 5 mins is missing. Maybe at some point that could be sorted out. Thanks so much for the post though.
billturgeon Says:
Jul 16, 2011 - Could the year cited for this piece (1951) be in error by 1 year? At 16:20, Dean Martin commences "Oh Marie" and it sounds exactly like the audio of his official Capitol recording made on April 8, 1952. Dean originally signed with Capitol on August 12, 1948 and signed again in January of 1952. Therefore, this conceivably could be 1951 but I'm just wondering whether it might not be 1952. Dantanasgirl, is 1951 cited in the piece? Info on this film does not (yet) reside at IMDB.
dantanasgirl Says:
Jul 16, 2011 - I think you are right!! Good call!
dantanasgirl Says:
Jul 17, 2011 - I am working on getting those last 5 minutes. Keep you posted...
jeffjazzwraight Says:
Jul 17, 2011 - Great. Thanks again.
leongaer Says:
Jul 23, 2011 - Thank you so much for finding and posting this wonderful little chip of history. I'll be looking forward to the last 5 minutes when you have a chance to put it up. Thanks again dantanasgirl.
superbu1 Says:
Jul 25, 2011 - The country-western singer is Jimmy Wakely. His most famous song is his 1949 duet with Margaret Whiting, "Slippin' Around," which was a #1 hit. The pair also made the very first recording of the Christmas classic "Silver Bells," released in 1950.
wackyworldnews Says:
Jul 29, 2011 - this is great. old hollywood.
tarotmusic Says:
Jul 30, 2011 - This was absolutely great! Thanks again for posting - looking forward to the last 5 min as well...
bryandaste Says:
Aug 1, 2011 - Not sure what you mean...I'm a recording engineer & musician, and I can tell you that we put plenty of care and attention into recording music these days. Sure, the duplication process has changed (CD replication is pretty similar to this, actually), but what's really changed is how people consume music. Doesn't mean quality music isn't being made, or that those producing the music don't care about it. We do!
kresblain Says:
Aug 2, 2011 - So, for a short while, Melrose Avenue was home to Capitol Records... right in front of the Paramount and RKO studio lots, of all places. That's so awesome!
BadNews88 Says:
Aug 10, 2011 - Agreed, m8..
BadNews88 Says:
Aug 10, 2011 - Classic, Thanks fer this, m8..
baxterfilms Says:
Aug 10, 2011 - No way. They developed the records in Scranton? That's pretty neat.
andyotay Says:
Sep 15, 2011 - 2 people hate Bugs Bunny
ricadus Says:
Sep 15, 2011 - Let us know when you get that missing 5 minutes. Personally I found the last 10 minutes of the current clip fascinating, all that old industrial technology and specialist skills that have been supplanted by the relative ease of digital.
tonysakich Says:
Oct 17, 2011 - This was fantastic! I can't wait to see the last few minutes of this now. The guy bowing at the record dealer made me laugh pretty hard. Thank you for posting this, absolutely fascinating.
cubantoro Says:
Jan 4, 2012 - I love the BOZO Approved banner!
rmk4362 Says:
Jan 9, 2012 - I like the way Mel forces the guy to go to Capitol.
dboard9 Says:
Jan 13, 2012 - I like how at 2:05 da goils -er, GIRLS are waiting for their cue
Algonkin1964 Says:
Mar 22, 2012 - What a jewel...where did you find this?
prezglick4 Says:
Mar 27, 2012 - Billy May is the Robert DiNiro of arrangers.
MrFrontrowkid Says:
Apr 1, 2012 - Interesting promotion piece from Capitol Records. Loved the offficial Bozo the Clown record player. Those would be collectible today. Bozo the Clown was Capitol's creation. He appeared on record albums with accompanyin g storybook.Way before Show and Tell. The country-western artist shown at the microphone was Jimmy Wakely, not Merle Travis. The hillbilly singer heard on record was singing cowboy Tex Williams..
Karlfalcon Says:
Apr 4, 2012 - I was so frustrated to see the film cut short right when it was getting really interesting!
jslasher1 Says:
Jul 15, 2011 - Wonderful! Many of the album that I produced over the years were edited, mastered and/or mixed at Capitol Records in Hollywood. Brings back memories.