[78-L] Ge laughing record (was: BACKGROUND ARTIFACTS)

[Malcolm Rockwell]

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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
>  
> *******
>   

That's one of them, Don. There were two issues accounted for to date. 
Yours is one.
The other is

Ge 4994-A   Gennett Laughing Record
Al H. Weston & Irene Young
(8096a) [rec. 11/08/22 NYC]

Ge 4944-B   Blue Danube Waltz  
Capodiferro's Band
(7776) [rec. 02/21/22 NYC]

Note also that both recorded takes of the laughing record, 8096(plain) & 
8096a, were issued, both recorded on the same date, Nov. 8, 1922.
And, just to be complete, mx 8088 (3 takes recorded - plain, a & B) was 
recorded on Oct. 31, 1922 NYC.

Re-check your matrix number of "Valse Ma Jolie"(from the runout area, 
please) and let me know what take you have. Currently, I only show the 
-B take as having been issued.
Malcolm