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Just came across something I think may be a little special in a batch of 78s I recently picked up. It's a Decca 10" white label with gold lettering. There is no catalog # and the label reads Souvenir Record "Celebrating the production of 20 millionth radio". It has a matrix # DLA2058A on side titled Where The Blue Of The Night Meets the Gold of the Day and the flip side is matrix # DLA1778A titled Home On the Range. Both sides sung by Bing Crosby. It is in very fine condition. I know both these titles are very common by Bing Crosby but I have over 13,000 records in my collection and have never seen this one. Can anyone help me with an issue date or any other info on this record

I'm wondering if that would have been a special or test pressing of the 1947 20 millionth Philco Radio commemorative record.

I found a reference to the one released in Canada -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyhopkin/3610923243/

Between 1946 and 1949, Crosby hosted "Philco Radio Time," so it would have made sense for this to be used as a promotional item.

Thanks Joe. The one they show has a different label than mine but it all fits. By the way I have the consolette radio/phonograph they talk about. It is called The Bing Crosby in their magazine ads.