professor toofaanii publishers, East Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 155th book,

Version Records in Hindi Films - A Catalog

Balaji Murthy

"Version records" refers to a practice of cover versions on rival labels of the original 78 rpm records. They generally feature different singers and in-house orchestras of these rival labels. In Hindi films, the version records on 78 rpm records appeared quite early, starting in the early 1940s and lasted all the way to about 1960, though a few of them were also issued on the 45 rpm EPs on Vinyl.

This book is an effort to catalog all the known versions on 78 rpm records. Detailed listings include the film names and the song titles along with the record number and the labels issuing the version records. Many record images are included to illustrate the practice.

Hope this compilation will find a place in the bookshelves of students and enthusiasts of Hindi film music.

Paperback US Letter, Black and White, 96 pages, color cover.

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First few pages may be read here