[78-L] What's the earliest known electric matrix oftheD/H/VTchain store series?

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Wed Jul 15 00:18:13 PDT 2009


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> To answer this accurately,I would have to find the milk box which
>> contains the low-number Harmonys and audition them one by one...!
>> In any case, there was at least one 1925 Harmony which pairs two
>> electric sides; these were probably recorded originally to be issued
>> on Columbia...but instead of being rejected were issued on Harmony.
>> The relevant details I NO LONGER recall...?! (dance-band sides)
> Steve,  Is this 1925 electric Harmony one that you have in your collection
> or heard about from someone?    If it's the real thing that would be
> amazing.
>
It is one I own!
>
> Harmony seemed more inclined to do their first electric recording for
> vocalists,  as Steve has pointed out.  In '28 - '29 you'll find electric
> Harmony  Hanshaw,  Vallee,   Jack Miller,  Willard Robison,  Jack Hart,
> "The Singing Boys" and some others,  all before there were any electric
> dance band sides that I've seen.  If there are earlier ones,  I hope I can
> find them.
>
>
> Taylor
>
>
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