[78-L] Bits At The Beginning And End.

[Matthew Duncan]

Definitely!
 
The spoken or whispered words on those records (and many later 78s covering all music styles) show off more than ever how special the art of old music is...
 
Real music, real performances and REAL snapshots of time...all very human which can never be found in digital technology (although digital processes have advantages)..
 
Each 78 is a time machine back to an era, an age, a style and a day/date in the life of the people who made them....like a three minute photograph...and fortunately so many examples to discover...and many yet to be discovered by anyone...
 
Matthew.
 
(Listening to 78s by Jack Hylton on HMV and Decca at the moment...)
 


--- On Wed, 25/11/09, Spats <spats47 at ntlworld.com> wrote:


From: Spats <spats47 at ntlworld.com>
Subject: [78-L] Bits At The Beginning And End.
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Date: Wednesday, 25 November, 2009, 13:02


Hi!

I was transferring some early operatic 78s to CD yesterday and, on a 
couple of the recordings, one could hear the 'expert' tell the 
performers to begin, quite clearly. On other early recordings, you 
sometimes get a snatch of conversation AFTER the recording is over 
before the needle has been raised from the recording disc.

Why is this so appealing? Is it because, though the music itself may 
be timeless, that tiny bit of speech is like a time machine, whisking 
us back to another era and reminding us that these were real 
breathing people who enjoyed their lives.....but over 100 years ago...

Earl.
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