[78-L] Gennett, was Re: BACKGROUND ARTIFACTS

[David Lennick]

Dnjchi at aol.com wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 4/18/2009 12:01:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> dlennick at sympatico.ca writes:
> 
>>>  Royal Pemberton wrote:
>>>> I read a book on the history of Gennett  Records some years ago, and it
>>>> told about their chief  engineer, Ezra Wickemeyer (howzat for a
>>>> colourful name?!) who  used a really dodgy little player as his testing
>>>> machine;  unfortunately, as a result of what he'd hear from it, many of
>>>>  the electrical records made there were recorded at wretchedly  low
>>>> levels.
>>> This one, by any  chance?
>>>
>>>  http://www.amazon.com/Jelly-Roll-Bix-Hoagy-Recorded/dp/0253213150
>>>
>>>  dl
>> The very one.
>>  ________________________________
> 
> It came up on an "Amazon  Recommends...." not long ago, even though it's 
> not a 
> current book and many  copies are available very cheap. I ordered it and 
> I've 
> been enjoying  it..even though he makes the odd goof, like referring to a 
> Gennett  Laughing Record as "found in every collection". (Never seen  one!)
> 
> dl
> 
> 
> 
> I have it.  Doesn't everyone?
>  
>  Gennett 4994-A  Gennette Laughing Record Al. H. Weston &  Irene Young 
> (8096)
>  
>                  -B Valse Ma Jolie   Nathan Glantz  sax solo, orch acc.   
> (8088)
>  
> Don Chichester
>  
Hmmmm.  I turn up Weston and Young regularly on Cameo, but the Nathan Glantz 
title definitely rings a bell so I must have this one on a Canadian 
Starr-Gennett pressing as well. Compo pressed a few Laughing Records including 
the original OKeh..they also dubbed it (!) and issued it on Apex without 
crediting OKeh.

dl