[78-L] Non-Transcription OTR on 78 (was Decca SpecialtySeries(DAU-x))

[David Lennick]

Would there be interest among this crowd in a set of all the albums transferred 
to CD-R? 3 discs would encompass the series, since the albums run about 28 
minutes each (the Cantor and Duffy's Tavern sets have shorter sides). Similar 
to the Homer & Jethro disc I offered a few months ago.

Jack Benny
Edger Bergan & Charlie McCarthy
Fibber McGee & Molly
Duffy's Tavern
Burns & Allen
Amos 'n' Andy
Eddie Cantor

dl

Bill McClung wrote:
> The first one I bought from an individual in Austin.  I had fouind him
> through an antique shop and went to his house and he had a shelf full of
> albums and that's where I found the first one.  And from then on I just
> looked for the Top Ten on the spine of any albums I saw.   Over the next
> few years I found six of the seven.  I got the seventh (actually, the first
> one by Amos & Andy) from Kurt's auction, I think.  I just kept my eyes open
> for the Top Ten on the spine.
> 
> 
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <bratcher at pdq.net>
>> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at 78online.com>
>> Date: 7/7/2009 9:13:15 AM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Non-Transcription OTR on 78 (was Decca
> SpecialtySeries(DAU-x))
>> At 11:02 PM 7/6/2009, you wrote:
>>> The first one I found in Austin several years ago and then I knew to look
>>> for them and have just found them in various places since.  The last one
> I
>>> bought at "auction" in the last year.
>>>
>> How would I find them at the Austin Record Show or that bay auction 
>> site? What do I look for?
>>
>>
>>
>>>> [Original Message]
>>>> From: Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <bratcher at pdq.net>
>>>> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at 78online.com>
>>>> Date: 7/6/2009 10:31:11 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Non-Transcription OTR on 78 (was Decca Specialty
>>> Series(DAU-x))
>>>> At 09:09 PM 7/6/2009, you wrote:
>>>>> Typical for 1947 small labels..not as noisy as Musicraft. I have all
> of
>>> them
>>>>> and clean ones sound as good as can be expected. They also tend to
> have
>>> very
>>>>> bad inner groove distortion.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes I have two of each..for the simple reason that they're also
>>> incredibly
>>>>> breakable.
>>>>>
>>>>> dl
>>>> Where did you find them?
>>>>
>>>>> Jeff Sultanof wrote:
>>>>>> Noisy based on the Burns & Allen and Cantor sets, both of which I
>>>>> had at one
>>>>>> time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jeff Sultanof
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'd like to find these sets one day....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jack Benny
>>>>>>> Edger Bergan & Charlie McCarthy
>>>>>>> Fibber McGee & Molly
>>>>>>> Duffy's Tavern
>>>>>>> Burns & Allen
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What are the pressings like? Are they fairly quiet or noisy?
>>>>>>>