Description: HARD TO FIND 1953 UK NUMBER ONE HIT FROM LITA ROZA ON A UK DECCA 78(HOW MUCH IS THAT) DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW b/w TELL ME WE'LL MEET AGAIN Lilian Patricia Lita Roza was born in Liverpool on 14 March 1926, the eldest of seven children. She began work at an early age to support the family. She owed her sultry looks and passion to her father, an amateur accordionist and pianist of Filipino descent who played in Liverpool nightclubs. At the age of 12, she saw an advert in the local newspaper for juvenile dancers and passed the audition. She took to the stage at that age in a pantomime, and by the time she was 15, was working with the comedian and fellow Merseysider Ted Ray. When she was 16, she answered an advertisement and got a job as a singer in the "New Yorker" club in Southport for £5 per week. Soon afterwards she signed up with the Harry Roy Orchestra in London, moving on to work with other bands of the era, including that of Edmundo Ros In 1950, she became the lead female singer with the Ted Heath Band, and by 1954, had achieved enough public acclaim to leave the band and pursue a solo recording career. Roza's "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", a cover version of Patti Page's original, was the peak of her career. Further covers of "Hey There" and "Jimmy Unknown" gave her small hits in the mid-1950s. Roza disliked her hit single so much that she never performed it live. Roza made three appearances in UK heats for the Eurovision Song Contest selection in 1957, 1959 and 1960. On 14 March 2001, the Liverpool Wall of Fame was inaugurated opposite the Cavern Club on Mathew Street in Liverpool with Roza's presiding at the ceremony. ENTERED THE UK CHARTS - 13/03/1953 1 week at #1 - 11 weeks on chart DISC DETAILS THIS RECORD IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND ONE SUSPECTS THAT THE INACCURATE NATURE OF THE EARLY RECORD CHARTS WERE THE REASON THAT THIS WAS REPORTED AS BEING A NUMBER ONE HIT - RATHER THAN ACTUAL SALES! DECCA F 10070 78rpm 10" SHELLAC CONDITION E- HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO PICK UP AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS RARE UK "NUMBER ONE" HIT! DON'T MISS OUT - BUY NOW! POSTAGE STUFF 10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM! THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORRUGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS, SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK
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Record Grading: Excellent (EX)
Speed: 78 RPM
Format: Record
Record Label: Decca
Genre: Pop
Artist: LITA ROZA, as listed
Record Size: 10" 78rpm Shellac
Release Title: how much is that doggie in the window
Release Year: 1953
Language: English
Country//Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom