[78-L] Making of the EMI centenary Wax recording - some

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> On 8/23/2010 12:27 AM, DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
>> I have a copy of that package - it includes a vinyl 78, (with lead out 
>> spiral,
>> no excentric groove), a VHS tape of the session and a CD copy of the 78. 
>> The
>> package is accompanied by the warning not to try to play this record on a
>> vintage player.  The label of the record is a replica of a turn of the 
>> last
>> century Gramophone Co. red label.
>>
>> I notice the use of two horns - one for the voice and another for the 
>> piano.  We
>> talked about multi-horning a few months ago but I don't know how 
>> authentic this
>> is.  I have been reading "The Label - The story of Columbia Records" and 
>> it was
>> mentioned that some early Gene Autry records were recorded acoustically - 
>> one
>> horn on the voice and one on the guitar - to get around the electrical 
>> rights
>> owned by another company.
>>
AT LEAST 1930; IIRC a bit later! As well, Columbia specifically avoided 
paying
any royalties to Western Electric...which is why the "W" doesn't show up, 
even
on electric Harmonys?!

Steven C. Barr