On the First Warm Day Mundell Lowe and Sal Salvador, produced three songs, with the first, "Botch-a-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)" (catalog number 4–39767 CL 1230), turning out to be a major hit upon its release, which enhanced public acceptance of its flipside, "On the First Warm Day" (catalog number 4–39767 HL 7123). The third song was a duet with Marlene Dietrich, "Too Old to Cut the Mustard" (catalog number 4–39812 B 1699). The first reviews and advertisements for the "Botch-a-Me"/"First Warm Day" 78 rpm (priced at 89 cents) appeared in newspapers at the end of June 1952 and continued into September, with some outlets discounting the
The First Day on the Somme The First Day on the Somme The First Day on the Somme () is a First World War military history book by Martin Middlebrook, first published in 1971 and still in print, which is regarded as a seminal work in the field of World War I scholarship reflecting England's perspective in the conflict. Its text covers in detail the events leading up to and during 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, concentrating almost exclusively on the British Army's experiences and focussing only in relief on French Army's contribution, especially south of the Somme River.