[78-L] Lighten my darkness [FWD]/

[David Lennick]

davdieh at aol.com wrote:
>  
> I was surprised to hear that Brunswick only used used this in 1925 as the clipping so characteristic of the photoelectric mic is evident throughout Warner's Brunswick catalog. 

I'm sure it was in use later. The first disc I ever saw the "Light Ray" 
designation on was in my dad's collection, Mishel Piastro playing "Hymn to The 
Sun, recorded September 1926. Brunswick 10269.

Let's not forget Gennett's Electrodreck system. either.

On the other hand, let's.

What system was Compo using? Good enough for Pathe to have them do their 
electricals for the first year, for one thing.

dl

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> -----Original Message-----
> Didn't Gramophon/Polydor in Germany use this system for a time, not wanting to pay royalties for WE?  Isnt this the reason that very early Richard Strauss, Klemperer, Pfitzner and such sound so excremental?
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>  Possilby also Lindstrom -- I have heard that Mengelberg and the ACO,   were 
> recorded by L in Amsterdam and licensed to Columbia in the UK and USA, so as to 
> have access to WE? 
> 
> Mike in Plovdiv