[78-L] Writing in the wax

[Sammy Jones]

I suspected it was probably a dub!  Yes, the recordings are particularly
strident and shrill.  I listened closely to see if I could hear where they
started the playback of the original, but I couldn't tell.

Sammy


Royal Pemberton wrote:
> No L.  The R you speak of means 're-recording'.  Otherwise known to
> mean 'dubbed from another source'.  I don't know what these sides were
> dubbed from, or why.
> 
> I have a late-30s pressing of 22438, two other sides from the same
> session of 25 May 1930.  Both sides have R by the take digits, and the
> sound is horrid.  Uncharacteristically shrill and metallic.  It almost
> sounds like an early Plaza (Banner) electric!  (Does your record sound
> like this?)
> 
> On 6/17/09, Sammy Jones <sjones69 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > I just got a disc from Nauck that is the Ringling Brothers and Barnum
> and
> > Bailey's Band playing Pageantry March and Colossus of Columbia March.
> >
> > The disc is Victor 22474.  On both sides, there is a capital R near
> the take
> > number.  On the A side it immediately follows the take, and on the B
> side,
> > it is directly under the take.
> >
> > Does anyone have copies handy to see if there is perhaps an L on some
> > issues? ;-)
> >
> > An interesting side note, Merle Evans is the conductor on these
> sides.
> > Merle was the very long-time conductor of the Ringling and B&B Band.
> In the
> > '80s he visited Athens, Georgia and recorded a special LP of circus
> band
> > music with the Classic City Band.  I think the temporarily renamed
> > themselves the Classic City Circus Band for this record.  Anyway...a
> good
> > friend of mine who is the recording engineer at the University of
> Georgia
> > recorded that record, and still has the master tape.  Really fun
> listening!
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
> >
> > Sammy Jones
> >
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