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

[Malcolm Rockwell]

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David Lennick wrote:
> 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
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>   

8096-a shows up on Starr-Gennett 9325 (  ) and also on Phonotype 1103.
If you can find it, check yours for take designation, please.
Mal