In the early 1930s, there was a record label in America called Hit of the Week. They catered mostly to the poorer majority of people during the Depression. Their records were made of a mixture of paper and resin, called durium, unlike most other label's shellac phonographs- which were more durable and resistant to time's persistent weathering abuse. Their phonographs were usually sold at newsstands, as opposed to record stores, in a rice paper sleeve for 15 cents a piece.

These flimsy little records weren't made to survive an extended amount of time, they were made for the people who loved music and couldn't afford to not have them. I really like the idea that people who largely couldn't afford a meal would spend the money to purchase a record instead. There's something to be said about the sentiment behind that (it certainly wasn't materialism or consumerism that drove these people to the newsstands).

Luckily, for us, this company has found and reproduced the songs from that short lived era of desperate hunger for music. Lucky for you, the reader: I have decided to post a song from this ephemeral little record company weekly. I hope that, in light of all the convenience of downloading albums and movies for free, this can serve as a small reminder that some things and feelings are well worth the money.

The following players are as follows: