PAUL ANKA 78 "PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER" M

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ANYONE CAN FIND A COPY OF "DIANA" FOR THEIR 78S COLLECTION BUT NOT THIS! - CHECK IT OUT 

A VERY NEAR MINT! COPY OF THIS RARE 1959 CLASSIC UK 78 FROM PAUL ANKA

PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER

Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder

ENTERED THE UK CHARTS 20th OCT. 1959

REACHED #7 IN THE CHARTS AND WAS IN THE CHARTS FOR 12 WEEKS

MOST COPIES BY THEN WERE ON 45 - SO THIS IS VERY SCARCE ON A 78

Paul Anka was unique among late-fifties teen idols in that he was a successful songwriter.

Paul Anka was born in Ottawa, Ontario, on July 30, 1941. Anka was small with a stocky build and drove himself to excel in sports, but his real love was music. At 11, he was a regular act in the nightclubs in Gatineau and Hull in the province of Quebec. These performances consisted mainly of impressions of the "pop" singers of the day.

At Fisher Park High School, Anka was part of a vocal trio called the Bobby Soxers. Popular locally, he often opened for the Four Aces and the Rover Boys. It was at this time Anka began composing songs which were based on his personal experiences. He also began taking piano and guitar lessons. Anka auditioned for local television shows at age fifteen with no success. In 1956 he went to Los Angeles where he stayed with an uncle that worked at the local civic playhouse.

It was at this time that Anka's uncle became interested in Paul's music and arranged for the industry contacts he needed. An appointment was made with Modern Records where they were introduced to Ernie Freeman, A&R man for the label. Freeman was impressed with Anka and invited him to his home to rehearse. Soon, Paul recorded a couple songs he had written for Modern, but they did poorly, selling only 3,000 copies.

Disappointed Anka returned to Canada, made plans to attend college and considered a career in law or news reporting.

During Easter vacation, Anka went to New York with the Rover Boys, a Canadian quartet. Anka went along with them when they met with Don Costa, the director of artists and repertoire for ABC-Paramount, the label with whom they recorded. Initially, Costa was more impressed with the number of Anka's completed songs then with his singing ability. Soon Paul's father was called to New York and a contract was signed. Anka was then sent to voice coaches and received training in song composition. Within a month, ABC-Paramount was ready to record Anka's "Diana."

The subject of "Diana" was a plea from a teenage boy who was in love with an older teenage girl. The music was based on a popular Latin rhythm called cha-lypso, a modified cha-cha done to a calypso beat. Cha-lypso had been invented a only a few months earlier, when teenagers needed a special step so they could dance to Mickey and Sylvia's "Love Is Strange."

It has been reported that "Diana" has been recorded over three hundred times in sixteen countries between 1957 and 1963. Worldwide Anka's version reportedly has sold more then nine million copies.

Irving Feld who owned a chain of record sores in the Northeast, as well as the man who financed the rock and roll caravan "Biggest Show of Stars," recognized that "Diana" had the makings of a hit and signed Anka for the fall tour. By the beginning of the tour on September 6, "Diana" was at the top of the charts..

His next single "You Are My Destiny" reached the Top Ten in early 1958. Anka then released singles every few months. However, they didn't do nearly as well as his past records.

By early 1959, many thought Anka's might have been a one hit wonder with "Diana."  Then, Anka was chosen to play a role in a the low budget movie "Girl's Town". In the movie he sang "Lonely Boy," which became one of his biggest hits. "Lonely Boy" was followed by "Put Your Head On My Shoulder," "It's Time To Cry," "Puppy Love," and "My Home Town," all Top Ten Hits

UK COLUMBIA DB 4355 10" 78rpm   1959

A SIDE:-  PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER (P.Anka)

B SIDE:-  DON'T EVER LEAVE ME (P.Anka)

CONDITION - VERY NEAR MINT !

in original Columbia sleeve

  THIS IS A MEGA RARE 1959 UK ISSUE CHART 78 IN TOP CONDITION!!

THIS DEFINITELY DOESN'T COME UP ON EBAY VERY OFTEN

SO ......

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