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2013 review: It appears that I never did solvethe mystery of why some copies of sheetseem to have just Pollack-Clare (the JohnArpin copy at York University has like that--Ican see the cover only at site), while otherscredit Pollack-Clare-Richman. Just dug outthe Xerox copy of cover and copyright pagethat Montgomery sent, compared it to cover atYork University: The basic cover art is exactlythe same (a flapper on the right being aimedat by a Cupid on the lower left with Cupid’sclassic bow-and arrow). In the York edition,BYSIDNEY CLAREANDLEW POLLACKis in the open space above the Cupid. In theMontgomery version, there’s a photo ofFrankie Masters with the overline “Featured byFrankie Masters” over the Cupid, and thecreditsBYSIDNEY CLARELEW POLLACKANDHARRY RICHMANhave now been moved down and to the right,tucked in between Cupid and Flapper. Seemsclear that Clare-Pollack came first but thatRichman got added early on.But here’s a curiosity: In the 1928 copyrightbook, Annabelle Lee is used as a pseudonymfor Leonore Greer for “The Little Brown Shoe”and “A Mother’s Plea”; and as a pseudonymfor Vaughn De Leath for “The Empty Cradle.”What the hell’s that all about?Miss Chrysanthemum (O Kiko San)(William Loraine)Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band 1047“Miss Chrysanthemum (A JapaneseIntermezzo)” on LP. Copyright isMiss Chrysanthemum. O Kiko San. AJapanese intermezzo, by William Loraine.Copyright by M. Witmark & sons, New York,N.Y. Class C, XXc, no. 3768, Mar. 12, 1901;2 copies rec'd Mar. 12, 1901.And aha! “O Kiko San” is on both cover andcopyright page as subtitle.Miss Otis Regrets (She’s Unable toLunch Today) (Cole Porter)Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band 1160Jimmy Mazzy & Friends 1219Newberger–Mazzy–Thompson 13521160 & 2329 were just “Miss Otis Regrets.”Then 1352 added the subtitle “She’sunable...”)2013 review: Copyright indicates no subtitle:Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunchtoday; w and m Cole Porter ; with arr. forukulele, etc. © Apr. 18, 1934; E pub. 41533;Harms, inc.Updated fox-trot arrangement from late 1935shows title the same, no punctuation. ButHassan sheet music shows it’s title + subtitle.Miss Trombone (A Slippery Rag)(Henry Fillmore)Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band 1079Confirmed by 8/28/08 copyright reg. and bycopyright page of conductor’s part ofpublished score.Mississippi Blues (Home TownToddle) (Lucille Hegamin–Spencer Williams)Swedish Jazz Kings 1122Des Plantes’ Washboard Wizards 1325