[78-L] "Broadcast" 12

[Matthew Duncan]

Hi
The Broadcast Twelve product made by Crystallate (after they took over from Vocalion in manufacturing all the different Broadcast imprints) did indeed feature alot of popular selections in two part form, a great many by Harry Bidgood's Symphonic Dance Band and of course the Havana Band example given by Joe.

The Broadcast Twelve records featured classical and opera items along with these popular ones and were issued in a 5000 series with light blue style labels from 1928 to 1930 or so and was relatively successful.  It finished when Broadcast record production was streamlined (they would thereafter concentrate on their 8" series of red, white, gold and black labelled records that increased to 9" size in 1931)  due to the onset of the Great Depression.

A short lived 1929/30 series of 'Broadcast Twelve Super Dance' records with orange labels in a 2500 series also proved popular with the public for the brief time they were available.  Some of these feature the same bands as the blue label series but these tend not to be two parters.  

A red and gold 'Broadcast Super Twelve' series in a 3000 series prior to the 1934 demise of the firm also had some two part popular selections of similar type to those found on the late 20s blue label series.

As far back as the 1910s there are ragtime inflected popular selections in two part form on English Zonophone by The Black Diamonds Band...how much further back this goes with the whole 'side break' thing, I don't know though.  At least WW1 anyway.

A great site here has further details...

www.mgthomas.co.uk/dancebands

Great resource with a page dedicated to Broadcast.

Regards
Matthew Duncan
UK




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From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Wed, 12 May, 2010 20:49:26
Subject: Re: [78-L] "Broadcast" 12


Lots of two-siders come to mind, such as Ambrose (and possibly other orchestras) doing "11 More Months and Ten More Days", Ray Noble's "Turkish Delight", Frank Crumit's "My Girl Ran Away" (admittedly not great examples since in each case the second part is just additional verses). Tommy Dorsey, Glen Gray, Jimmie Lunceford and other dance bands did quite a number of long arrangements that required two sides.



dl

> Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 11:25:38 -0500
> From: neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: [78-L] "Broadcast" 12
> 
> My other recent acq. is a "Broadcast" 12 78 of the Original Havana Band.
> Parts 1 and 2.
> 
> I never saw a popular recording this old with a tune that required a
> side break. I thought that was only for classical music. Guess I Was 
> wrong. I see from the example on Wikipedia that it is also a 2 sided 
> selection. Was this true of the label in general?
> 
> joe salerno
> 
> 
> 
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