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

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
> see end
> 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
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>
> 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
>
The Compo Company had access to the following matrices:

1) Okeh
2) Gennett
3) Their own and, finally...
4) Plaza

All were enthusiastically reissued...and often re-coupled, without
regard to source...?!

...stevenc