Beating The Petrillo Ban / Various Beating The Petrillo Ban / Various CD

2013 two CD collection. When American Federation of Musicians boss James C Petrillo announced a cessation of recording activity effective at one second past midnight on 1 January 1948, to try to force record companies to pay musicians a royalty rather than a session fee, the labels went to great lengths to ensure that they did not get caught out as they had been in 1942, when the first Petrillo ban came into effect. Recording studios rocked around the clock as labels stockpiled material that could be released during the 1948 ban. In Los Angeles, Modern Records was cutting acetates as fast as they could book studio time. Beating the Ban offers a fascinating window on Modern's recording activity in the time immediately leading up to the ban. It features some of the biggest names of Modern's early years, all vying to ensure that they would have enough masters on tap to cover any period of recording inactivity. In addition to 50 great late 40s recordings, the two CDs preserve all existing fragments of session chatter from the sessions, which really puts the listener in the studio with the artists. Ace Records.

1. Waterboy (Take 1) -The Ebonaires 2. I'll Never Do It Again (Take 4) - the Ebonaires 3. The Old Folks at Home (Take 1) - the Ebonaires 4. Poor Butterfly (Instrumental) (Take 1) - Hadda Brooks 5. Old Fashioned Love (Instrumental) (Take 3 - Master) - Hadda Brooks 6. Take Me (Take 1) - Hadda Brooks 7. The Best Things in Life Are Free (Take 1) - Hadda Brooks 8. This Will Make You Laugh (Take 3) - Hadda Brooks 9. Gravels in My Pillow (Take 1) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette (Vocal By Duke Henderson) 10. His Majesty's Boogie (Take 1) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette (Vocal By Duke Henderson) 11. Cake Jumps (Instrumental) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette 12. T B Blues (Take 2 - Master) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette (Vocal By Jimmy Witherspoon) 13. Snuff Dipping Mama (Take 1) - Gene Phillips and His Rhythm Aces 14. Gene's Guitar Blues (Take 2) - Gene Phillips 15. Broke and Disgusted (Take 1) - Gene Phillips and His Rhythm Aces 16. Royal Boogie (Take 1) - Gene Phillips and His Rhythm Aces 17. A Sailboat in the Moonlight (Take 10) - Hadda Brooks 18. Why Was I Born (Take 1) - Hadda Brooks 19. Mary Lou (Instrumental) (Take 1) - Hadda Brooks 20. Moonlight on the Ganges (Take 1) (Instrumental) - Hadda Brooks 21. The Glory of Love (Take 2 - Master) - Art Shackelford Sextette 22. Play Fiddle Play (Take 2 - Master) - Art Shackelford Sextette 23. The Jazz Me Blues (Take 4 - Master) - Art Shackelford Sextette 24. Beatin' the Ban (Titled By TR) (Take 1- Master) - Art Shackelford Sextette 25. Connie Lee Blues (Take 2 - Master) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette (Vocal By Jimmy Witherspoon) 26. Big Fine Girl (Take 1) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette (Vocal By Jimmy Witherspoon) 27. That's Your Red Wagon (Take 3) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette (Vocal By Jimmy Witherspoon) 28. Sweet Lovin' Baby (Take 1) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette (Vocal By Jimmy Witherspoon) 29. Grandma Grandpa (Take 1) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette (Vocal By Jimmy Witherspoon) 30. Geneva Blues (Take 1) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette (Vocal By Jimmy Witherspoon) 31. Piece of Cake (Take 2) (Instrumental) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette 32. Boogie Woogie Baby (Take 2- Master) (Instrumental) - Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette 33. Anna Lucasta (Take 3) - Hadda Brooks 34. I Can't Get Started (Take 5 - Master) - Hadda Brooks 35. I'll Get By (Take 2 - Master)- Hadda Brooks 36. Little Willie's Boogie (Take 1) - Little Willie Jackson 37. Shasta (Take 1) - Little Willie Jackson 38. Baby (Take 1) - Little Willie Jackson 39. Someday, Somehow, Somewhere (Take 2) - Little Willie Jackson 40. Your Feet's Too Big (Take 2 - Master) - Butch Stone and His Orchestra 41. Put Your Brakes on Mama (Take 5 - Master) - Butch Stone and His Orchestra 42. Little Girl (Take 1 - Master) - Butch Stone and His Orchestra 43. Baby Face (Take 4 - Master) - Butch Stone and His Orchestra 44. Lonesome Road Blues (Take 1) - Sister Ira Mae Littlejohn 45. He'll Make the Way (Take 2 - Master) - Sister Ira Mae Littlejohn 46. What More Can Jesus Do (Take 1) - Sister Ira Mae Littlejohn 47. Go Devil (Take 1 - Master) - Sister Ira Mae Littlejohn 48. See Jesus (Take 1) - Sister Ira Mae Littlejohn 49. My Record Will Be There (Take 1 - Master) - Sister Ira Mae Littlejohn