[78-L] Penny Wise and her Wise Guys?

[Taylor Bowie]

Fred Waring,  Wynton Marsalis,  Albert Ayler and the CEO of the Recordio 
Company have all asked me to repost my question about the following record:


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:50 PM
Subject: [78-L] Penny Wise and her Wise Guys?


> Anybody know who this is on Vocalion 4286.  Penny Wise and her Wise Guys.
> Side Kick Joe b/w  Don't Let That Moon Get Away.  Vocals by Penny Wise.
>
> I was thinking maybe it's Nan Wynn or Midge Williams...but if it's one of
> them,  why a pseudonym?  Not listed in any Rust nor in Allan Sutton's 
> book.
>
> Anybody know?  I don't have the thing yet but it should arrive after the
> 1st.
>
> Taylor
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sammy Jones" <sjones69 at bellsouth.net>
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 6:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Pitch shifting
>
>
>> Mike Biel wrote:
>>
>>> But for
>>> some reason every turntable or tape recorder ever made only had a
>>> control marked "SPEED" -- at least till the geeks took over.
>>
>> The variable speed control on my Technics 1520 reel to reel tape deck
>> (manufactured about 1980) is marked "pitch."  Nevertheless, I've never 
>> had
>> any doubt that its function was to manipulate both pitch and tempo.
>>
>> Sadly this feature my machine doesn't work very well.  When the "pitch"
>> knob
>> is pulled out the speed warbles all over the place.  The machine is
>> rock-solid otherwise.  All this means is that I'm not able to 
>> speed-adjust
>> records or radio shows I have on tape before they're dubbed to CD or
>> computer.
>>
>> Sammy Jones
>>
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