[78-L] Singing Dogs

[Taylor Bowie]

Thanks to all for the Singing Dogs info...I'm guessing that between the two 
records mentioned that I actually own all their American-issued recorded 
efforts?

I mixed up Capitol with RCA Victor because...aren't there some sort of 
animal "vocal" records on Capitol in the 50s?  I seem to recall "Gene" 
somebody and his singing critters.  Or have I dreamed it all?

What might be the earliest musical record which uses real animal noises on 
it?  I don't mean Livery Stable Blues or Chicken Reel or Gennett Sound 
Effects of sheep (that one is quite hilarious to me) but where there is an 
actual animal on the record in a  musical setting.

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Singing Dogs


>
> Rene Aagaard sent me scans of a few of the original Carl Weissman labels 
> of Syngende Hunde 4 or 5 years ago..if I'm not mistaken he also sent me a 
> CD-R of the original versions of the Doggies as well as some other singing 
> animals.
>
>
>
> Mercifully, no Jingle Cats (the ultimate torture).
>
>
>
> dl
>
>
>
>> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:20:55 -0400
>> From: mbiel at mbiel.com
>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Singing Dogs
>>
>> Royal Pemberton wrote:
>> > Nixa is correct.
>> >
>>
>> Nixa is a British Pye label I believe. The original issues of Don
>> Charles' Singing Dogs were Danish, and George Brock-Nannestad might be a
>> source for the info. We discussed these decades ago. The 1960s or 70s
>> reissue on RCA Victor was much edited from their original 78 and 45 (I
>> have both with the picture sleeves) in the 50s. There is an American LP
>> on a kiddie label that had tracks I've never seen elsewhere in the U.S.
>> I'll try to dig it up, if you pardon the expression.
>>
>> Mike (check out your woofers and sub-woofers) Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
>>
>> > On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 2:10 PM, David Lennick 
>> > <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> American Victor, actually. Could this be the same as Hot Dog 
>> >> Boogie/Hot Dog
>> >> Rock and Roll?
>> >>
>> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xMWAICCI0s
>> >>
>> >> Note the composer credits to Dolly, Pearl & Caesar..those were the 
>> >> names
>> >> of the dogs.
>> >>
>> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singing_Dogs
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> dl
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> From: bowiebks at isomedia.com
>> >>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> >>> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:52:49 -0700
>> >>> Subject: [78-L] Singing Dogs
>> >>>
>> >>> Does anyone have a complete listing of all the 78s issued by The 
>> >>> Singing
>> >>> Dogs?
>> >>>
>> >>> I just got an English issue of one I'd never seen on an American 
>> >>> Capitol:
>> >>>
>> >>> Barking Dog Boogie b/w Rock Around the Dogs.
>> >>>
>> >>> The label is called either "MXA" or "NIXA" hard to tell is it's 
>> >>> written
>> >>>
>> >> in
>> >>
>> >>> a sort of faux Olde English script. There is also "PYE" device about 
>> >>> the
>> >>> label name. Issue number is "N.15065" which leads me to think that it
>> >>>
>> >> must
>> >>
>> >>> be "Nixa" after all.
>> >>>
>> >>> What is surprising to me is that this is the first Singing Dogs 
>> >>> record
>> >>>
>> >> I've
>> >>
>> >>> heard with pretty fair music. There is some very good solo work from 
>> >>> a
>> >>>
>> >> sort
>> >>
>> >>> of Sam Buttera-style tenor sax and very good solos from a junp 
>> >>> band-style
>> >>> electric guitar. Nice vibes in the ensembles, too.
>> >>>
>> >>> And the use of the dogs is very musical as well...far better than on
>> >>>
>> >> their
>> >>
>> >>> famous records of Jingle Bells and Oh, Suzannah.
>> >>>
>> >>> Any info appreciated about the label in question or about The 
>> >>> Compleat
>> >>> Singing Dog recorded output.
>> >>>
>> >>> Taylor
>>
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