[78-L] Tempo Records (and Brother Bones)

[David Lennick]

There were single Lps as well, some (at least one) in a gold cover. Tempo 78s 
were also shellac, the usual flaky stuff Allied pressed on before vinyl became 
the preferred medium.

Tempo may also have been the first label to sell its material on open reel tape 
in 1952. Very expensive.

dl

Dan Van Landingham wrote:
> Was this Tempo Records the same as the one that appeared in the late '40s?The records
> were pressed in red vinyl and had a maroon label(the label)?The 78 rpm records were pres-
> sed on what looked black vinyl.I had written of this a couple of weeks ago.The LP set had
> ten records per album.
> 
> --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Tempo Records (and Brother Bones)
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Monday, January 18, 2010, 6:09 PM
> 
> 
> agp wrote:
>> I was in my local Half Price Books which usually has a 78s to make 
>> the visit worthwhile. Sometimes the 78s are even worthwhile too!. So 
>> this time my 50 cents went toward the purchase of Tempo TR-652 Sweet 
>> Georgia Brown by Brother Bones and his Shadows. This is from what I 
>> understand the version that would later be used by the Harlem 
>> Globetrotters as their 'theme'.
>>
>> That's worth 50 pennies for me any day.
>>
>> I am curious about the label, Tempo, though. For example, its states 
>> 'Recorded by Direct Electronic Process'. Is this just advertising 
>> glop, or does it really mean anything. The label copy also says 
>> 'Tempo Custom Made Records'. Again, are these just words, or was 
>> Tempo a 'vanity' company like some publishers, where could anyone 
>> essentially walk in with their work and get it released after paying 
>> for the privilege.
>>
>> No matter -- cool record anyway!
>>
>> T
> ==============
> There's a Brother Bones CD on Acrobat ACMCD 4081 (Globetrottin' With Bones)..
> 
>       Julian Vein