Re: [ARSCLIST] Early Polydor electrics, the depression, etc

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

See Tim Brooks/Rust's Columbia matrix listings.  Some are WE, most, issued 
on Harmony are without.  I can't give you the exact dates at the moment.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Brock-Nannestad" <pattac@xxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Early Polydor electrics, the depression, etc


> From: Patent Tactics, George Brock-Nannestad
>
> Hello,
>
> Steven Smolian wrote (snipped)
>
> > I have no documentation to prove it but feel certain that the reason
> > Columbia made paralell recordings acoustically to their electrics, the
> > former issued on Harmony, was to cater to the old wind-up market.
>
> ----- I have always thought that when Frank Andrews in his discography of 
> 10"
> English Columbia records speaks about "electrical re-recording" in 1925 he
> means taking the acoustic record, playing it and creating a new 
> electrically
> recorded master, while retaining the old catalogue number.  So I never
> thought that they were making parallel recordings
>
> ----- someone with a better collection than mine (or better finding aids) 
> may
> be able to confirm this - there is a chance of a change in the background
> noise at the beginning of the electrical one (if in pristine condition)
>
> ----- on the other hand, I would prefer positive proof that parallel 
> sessions
> were used.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> George
>
>
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