During the depression, somebody thought it would be a good idea to produce records that poor folks could afford so the "Hit Of The Week" was born. While other records were being sold from 35c to $1.50, these were offered for 15c each at newstands and a new one was released every week or two. The records in this group were issued between January, 1931 and February, 1932.

The record was made of cardboard with a resin compound (durium) coating one side. They were not meant to be high quality merchandise, just something to allow folks to have new music to listen to. Over time, most of them cracked horribly on the coated side and are now virtually unplayable.

I was fortunate to find this entire group in a single box from a garage sale and most are in quite good condition, with a couple exceptions sporting some serious cracks from being folded. Those two had to be started a little late.

As a bonus, 14 of these came in their original record sleeves. Apparently, the sleeves are a lot harder to find than the records. Cool! Enjoy!

CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"SING YOU SINNERS" HARLEM HOT CHOCOLATES (Duke Ellington) Released in the US May 8, 1930 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"MAYBE IT'S LOVE" SAM LANIN'S DANCE ENSEMBLE Released in the US c Jan 1, 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"SWEETHEART OF MY STUDENT DAYS" HIT-OF-THE-WEEK ORCHESTRA BERT HIRSCH, DIRECTOR Released in the US c Jan. 8 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE" HIT-OF-THE-WEEK ORCHESTRA BERT HIRSCH, DIRECTOR Released in the US c Jan. 15 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"CHEERFUL LITTLE EARFUL" VINCENT LOPEZ ORCHESTRA Released in the US c Jan. 22 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"SWEET JENNIE LEE" THE NEW YORK TWELVE Released in the US c Feb. 5 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"CRYING MYSELF TO SLEEP" HIT-OF-THE-WEEK ORCHESTRA BERT HIRSCH, Director Released in the US c Feb. 12 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"SOMETHING TO REMEMBER YOU BY" SAM LANIN'S DANCE ENSEMBLE Released in the US c Feb. 19 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"REACHING FOR THE MOON" SAM LANIN'S DANCE ENSEMBLE Released in the US c Mar. 26 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"OVERNIGHT" HIT-OF-THE-WEEK ORCHESTRA BERT HIRSCH, Director Released in the US c Apr. 2 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"THE KING'S HORSES" HIT-OF-THE-WEEK ORCHESTRA BERT HIRSCH, Director Released in the US c Apr. 9 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"HELLO! BEAUTIFUL!" SAM LANIN'S DANCE ENSEMBLE Released in the US c Apr. 16 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"NINETY-NINE OUT OF A HUNDRED" SAM LANIN'S DANCE ENSEMBLE Released in the US c Apr. 23 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"TEARS" HIT-OF-THE-WEEK ORCHESTRA BERT HIRSCH, Director Released in the US c Apr. 30 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"YOU'LL BE MINE IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME" HIT-OF-THE-WEEK ORCHESTRA BERT HIRSCH, Director Released in the US c May 7 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"I SURRENDER, DEAR" SAM LANIN'S DANCE ENSEMBLE Released in the US c May 21, 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"OUT OF NOWHERE" HARRY RESER'S RADIO BAND Released in the US c May 28 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"WHEN I TAKE MY SUGAR TO TEA" HARRY RESER'S RADIO BAND Released in the US c Jun. 4 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"WERE YOU SINCERE" HIT OF THE WEEK ORCHESTRA BERT HIRSCH, Director Released in the US c Jun. 11 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"BY THE RIVER SAINTE MARIE" DICK ROBERTSON'S ORCHESTRA Released in the US c Jun. 18 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"BY MY SIDE" SAM LANIN'S DANCE ENSEMBLE Released in the US c Jun. 25 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"I WANNA SING ABOUT YOU" HIT OF THE WEEK ORCHESTRA BERT HIRSCH, Director Released in the US c Jul. 9 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"LET'S GET FRIENDLY" THE NEW YORK TWELVE Released in the US c Jul. 16 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"I'M THRU WITH LOVE" DON VOORHEES ORCHESTRA Released in the US c Jul. 23 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"ME" SAM LANIN'S ORCHESTRA Released in the US Oct. 8 1931 At the end is an announcement spoken by Mr. Tony Wons: Are you still list'nin’? 'Cause I want you to know about the next five-minute Hit-of-the-week. The name is LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND, and I know you’ll like it." LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"I'M JUST A DANCING SWEETHEART" FREDDIE RICH'S RADIO ORCHESTRA Released in the US Nov. 5 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"GUILTY" PHIL SPITALNY'S MUSIC Vocal by THE PAULL SISTERS Released in the US Nov. 12 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE" GENE AUSTIN and HIT OF THE WEEK ORCHESTRA Released in the US Nov. 19 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"YOU CALL IT MADNESS" FREDDIE RICH'S RADIO ORCHESTRA Featuring HELEN ROWLAND Released in the US Dec. 10 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"CALL ME DARLING" FREDDIE RICH'S RADIO ORCHESTRA Featuring PAUL SMALL Released in the US Dec. 17 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"TIME ON MY HANDS"/"JINGLE BELLS" PHIL SPITALNY'S MUSIC Released in the US Dec. 17 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"A FADED SUMMER LOVE" RUDY VALLEE & HIS CONNECTICUT YANKEES Released in the US - Dec. 24 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"YOU TRY SOMEBODY ELSE" RUDY VALLEE & HIS CONNECTICUT YANKEES Released in the US - Dec. 24 1931 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"NOW'S THE TIME TO FALL IN LOVE"/"AFTER THE BALL" PHIL SPITALNY'S MUSIC Featuring PAUL SMALL Released in the US Jan. 14 1932 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"HOME" RUDY VALLEE & HIS CONNECTICUT YANKEES Released in the US - Jan. 21 1932. LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"BY THE SYCAMORE TREE" RUDY VALLEE & HIS CONNECTICUT YANKEES Released in the US - Feb 4, 1932. LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME"/"IDA" ERNO RAPEE'S ORCHESTRA Featuring PAUL SMALL Released in the US Feb. 11 1932 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"AN EVENING IN CAROLINE" NICK LUCAS AND HIS TROUBADOURS Released in the US Feb. 18 1932 LISTEN
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE	"THIS IS THE MRS"/"MERRY WIDOW WALTZ" ERNO RAPEE'S ORCHESTRA Featuring PAUL SMALL Released in the US Feb. 25 1932 LISTEN