[78-L] Mr Goon-Bones and electronic echo chamber

[Steve Wixson]

Hello List,
     Ted Goon's first record was The Sheik of Araby which sold 400,000
copies when 200,000 was a hit.  The B-side, Ain't She Sweet, had an
exaggerated off-beat and was said to be one of the first American
produced records to use the new electronic echo chamber that London
Records had used with some symphony recordings.

     The Billboard critics were noted as saying Ain't was a virtual
monstrosity, and would kill the record.  It didn't.  One day several
month's after the initial release, a St. Louis disc jockey played the
B-side for a dancing audience and it took off selling a million and a
quarter copies.

     Does anyone have info on the early use of the echo chamber to maybe
validate the above.  Thanks, Steve

Hello everyone,
     I'm brand new to the list and not sure how to proceed.  I am
researching the recordings of Ted 'Mr. Goon-Bones' Goon who recorded in
the late 40s and early 50s.  I play rhythm bones so am personally
interested.

     I prepared a list from the research that I've done to date.  I don't
know if it's appropriate to post something that's a couple pages of double
spaced lines.  Help me out.  Steve


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