Re: [ARSCLIST] Scopes Trial Sound Recordings

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

Any idea of the specific date?  The uncoated aluminums were in use one side 
or the other of 1930, but were mostly a "bureau" operation, as far as I can 
tell, until home recording units became available as well.  Typically, there 
were booths in music and department stores.  As to those who recorded 
off-the-air on a speculative basis and made dubs on demand, one service I 
know of began c. 1934.  There may have been others.  I understand these 
recording outfits were listed in the yellow pages of the cities in which 
they operated.

Steve Smolian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Conrad" <bob618@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Scopes Trial Sound Recordings


> I have a number of Jim Jordan radio broadcasts from 1929 Chicago, station 
> WENT ("Mike and Herman"), and all of them are on uncoated aluminum, some 
> are 7", others are 5" and all play at 78rpm.  So the technology did exist, 
> at least in 1929.  It is just a hunch, but I have always thought these were 
> made as auditions, to be sent to far off radio stations in the hopes of 
> signing them up in some sort of syndication or affiliate deal.
>
> Bob Conrad
> Fort Lee, NJ
>
> Steven Smolian wrote:
>
> > I remember reading that the trial of a navl enlisted man for rape in 
> > Hawaii (there was a PBS bcst on it recently) had Darrow's jury summation 
> > broadcast back to the mainland.
> >
> > It could have been recorded either by Ediphone dictating machine or, just 
> > possibly, by RCA paper discs for use with the Electrola radio and 
> > recorder. I've seen but do not own some dated late in 1929.
> >
> > Steve Smolian
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mwcpc6@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 2:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Scopes Trial Sound Recordings
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 2/1/2006 8:23:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > kmccormi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > > The trial was the first live radio broadcast from a trial but there was
> > > not recording made. William Jennings Bryan did record a number of other
> > > speeches some of which are available online at
> > > <http://www.historicalvoices.org/earliest_voices/bryan.html> from the
> > > Vincent Voice Library (although none appear directly related to Scopes).
> > > ************
> > >
> > > This information is helpful. The people putting on the play somehow 
> > > thought
> > > that they should incorporate a wire recorder into the set. While we 
> > > could have
> > > loaned them a Telegraphone, it is just as well that they don't need it.
> > >
> > > That time period must have been a null in extemporaneous sound 
> > > recordings.
> > > Wax cylinders were out of the picture and instantaneous discs had not 
> > > been well
> > > developed.
> > >
> > > I remember reading in a contemporary early 20's magazine about a project 
> > > to
> > > archive radio broadcasts on Telegraphone wires. I wonder if anything 
> > > ever came
> > > of that.
> > >
> > > Mike Csontos
> > >
> > >
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