AUGUST 24, 2017

ON THIS DAY IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
75 Years Ago Today In 1942 - Capitol Records issues "The Thrill Is Gone" with "Mr. Five By Five" on the flipside (Capitol 115) by Freddie Slack and His Orchestra with vocals by Ella Mae Morse on both titles and additional vocals by Johnny Mercer on "Mr. Five By Five" as part of the label's fifth ever release.
1953 - During two sessions held this day at Capitol Records' studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California vocalist and pianist Nat "King" Cole, with Nelson Riddle conducting his own arrangements to the orchestra and a chorus of singers (lineups unlisted) records the titles "Why?", "Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup", and an as yet to be issued take of "Little Fingers" at the first session then, with the addition of John Collins on guitar and Charlie Harris on bass, records "For A Moment Of Your Love", "I Envy", a new take of "Sleeping Beauty", and Cole's third version of "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)". The sessions were recorded with producer by Lee Gillette and were Hi-Fi mono recordings done on an Ampex 200 tube recorder using Ampex tape. Capitol Records will initially issue "Why?" as a single (Capitol 2687) with "Answer Me, My Love" (recorded on December 3, 1953) on the flipside, "Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" as a single (Capitol 3027) with "The Sand And The Sea" (recorded on December 20, 1954) on the flipside, "For A Moment Of Your Love" as a bonus track on the CD version of Cole's album "Ballads Of The Day" (7-99776-2), "Sleeping Beauty" on the EP version of Cole's album "10th Anniversary" (EAP-2-514), and this version of "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)" as a single (Capitol 2955) with "(All I Want Fro Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth" (recorded on August 2, 1949) on the flipside.
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Leopold Stowkowsi conducts his symphony orchestra (lineup unlisted) as they record parts of Schoenberg's "Verlärte Nacht (Transfigured Night)" in Los Angeles, California. Capitol Records will issue all the parts on Stokowski's album "SCHOENBERG - Transfigured Night/LOEFFLER - A Pagan Poem" (P/SP-8433).
60 Years Ago Today In 1957 - Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records single "Send For Me" is #3 on The Billboard magazine's Most Played R&B By Jockeys chart, #4 on the magazine's R&B Best Sellers In Stores chart, #7 on the magazine's Best Sellers In Stores chart, #11 on the magazine's Top 100 Sides chart, and #12 on the magazine's Most Played By Jockeys chart. The single's flipside, "My Personal Possession" with The Four Knights, is #84 also on The Billboard magazine's Top 100 Sides chart. Also, Nat "King" Cole's Capitol Records album "Love Is The Thing" is #4 on The Billboard magazine's Best Selling Pop Albums chart.
1964 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles' single "Matchbox" with "Slow Down" on the flipside and The Beatles' Capitol Records album "Something New" is certified Gold by the R.I.A.A.
45 Years Ago Today In 1972 - Capitol Records registers the masters it purchased from Buck Owens Enterprises for Larry Garner's title "Would You Settle For Roses" which it will issue as a single (Capitol 2467) with "It's Too Late To Keep From Losing You" (registered September 20, 1972) on the flipside.
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Sun (lineup unlisted), using arrangements by Beau Fleming and Byron Byrd, record the titles "Love Carolina", "Long Drawn Out Thang", "I Had A Choice", and "You're The One" at Cyberteknic's studios in Dayton, Ohio. Capitol Records will issue "I Had A Choice" as a single (Capitol 4538) with an edited version of "Dance (What You Wanna Do)" (recorded August 23, 1977) on the flipside and "Long Drawn Out Thang", "I Had A Choice", and "You're The One" on the group's album "Sunburn" (ST-11723). No issuing information is listed for "Love Carolina".
40 Years Ago Today In 1977 - Vocalist Natalie Cole, with unlisted others, records the title "Keeping A Light" in Los Angeles, California. After overdubs are recorded on September 6, 19, and 21, 1977, Capitol Records will issue the title on Cole's album "Thankful" (SW-11708).
1978 - Louis Prima, composer, trumpeter, bandleader, and Capitol Records recording artist, dies in New Orleans at age 77 after being in a coma since 1976 as a result of brain surgery to remove a tumor.
35 Years Ago Today In 1982 - Capitol Records registers the masters for guitarist Earl Klugh and keyboardist Bob James (recorded with Gary King on electric bass, Harvey Mason on drums, and Leonard "Doc" Gibb, Jr. and Sammy Figueroa on percussion) titles "Where I Wander", "The Falcon", "Whiplash", "Sandstorm" Ingenue", and "Wes" which were recorded at Minor Studios in White Plains, New York in February 1982 and will issue all the titles on the duo's album "Two Of A Kind" (SMAS-12244).
30 Years Ago Today In 1987 - Capitol Records releases The Beatles album "The Beatles" (aka "The White Album") and the soundtrack to the United Artists animated movie "Yellow Submarine" on CD for the first time in the United States as part of a simultaneous world wide release
1988 - Nat Stuckey, radio personality, band leader of The Louisiana Hayriders, and composer (co-wrote, with Buck Owens and Don Rich, Owens' #1 country song "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line", released by Capitol Records, which will be #1 for seven weeks), dies in Nashville, Tennessee at age 55
1999 - Capitol Records Jazz, a division of Blue Note Records, which is owned by Capitol Records, releases the compilation album "Trumpet Blues: The Best Of Harry James"
2004 - Capitol Records Canada releases Don Yute's album "Boobilious"
2010 - Capitol Records releases Katy Perry's album "Teenage Dreams" in the United States.

ON THIS DAY NOT QUITE IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
1924 - Francis Barraud, painter of the "His Master's Voice" pictures, the corporate logo for His Master's Voice and EMI, dies

ON THIS DAY NOT IN CAPITOL RECORDS HISTORY
55 Years Ago Today In 1962 - Producer Phil Spector records a "wall of sound" version "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" with Darlene Wright (aka Darlene Love) doing lead vocals, Bobby Sheen, Fanita James, and Gloria Jones doing backup vocals, and session musicians The Wrecking Crew (Billy Strange on electric guitar,  John Anderson on acoustic guitar, Jimmy Bond on upright bass, Wallick Dean on Fender bass, Carol Kaye on Danelectro bass, Al De Lory and Nino Tempo on pianos, Steve Douglas on tenor saxophone, Jay Migliori on baritone saxophone, Hal Blaine on drums, and Frank Capp on percussion) using an arrangement by Jack Nitzsche, in Gold Star Studios at 6252 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, California with engineer Larry Levine. When the track is released by Spector's Phillies label, it will be credited to Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans. Wright, James, and Jones were formerly Capitol Records singing group (1957-1958 and formerly known as The Dreamers until Capitol exec Tom Fransend renamed the group) The Blossoms.