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bwolfe
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I have two copies of Bill Cosby's "Little Old Man".
The promo copy has a flip called "Hush Hush".
The store bought which was purchased in 1967 has a flip called "Don't Cha Know."
What's up with that?
Plus was there ever an album called "Silver Throat" ever released?
Its never been part of the Warner reissues of his classic comedy albums of the 60's.
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Both of my stock 45s (WB 7072) have "Hush Hush" on the B-side.
In those instances where a B-side was changed during the run of a hit single, it was often done to benefit the owner of the publishing of the B-side (which was often referred to as a "free ride.") Although the A-side drove the sales and airplay, both sides of a single split the publishing royalties equally. If, say, Roulette Records released a single that became a hit, and the B-side song was published by E. B. Marks, they could substitute that original B-side with a song published by Patricia Music, a Roulette subsidiary. This would put more money in the label owner's pockets, with no adverse affect on the hit A-side.
Silver Throat (WB 1709) reached #18 on Billboard's LP chart in late '67-early '68.
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The "Silver Throat" album was reissued on CD on Wounded Bird 1709 (you can buy it at their website).
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Thanks for the info.
I check this site almost everyday for some kind of new info.
Maybe someday his Barry White take-off "I'm Not Myself These Days (Rat-0n) which was on Capitol in 1976 may see the light of day.
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