[78-L] Singing Dogs

[David Lennick]

I think the Gene Carroll Animal Records were on Gene Carroll Animal Records..not being facetious, the ones I have are mostly Canadian pressings on Musicana.  And those were just nermil voices on bennies (okay, speeded up).

 

dl


 
> From: bowiebks at isomedia.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:32:35 -0700
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Singing Dogs
> 
> 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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