[78-L] Irving Aaronson on Vocalion

[J. E. Knox]

Greetings from FixitLand!

Taylor Bowie wrote:

> 4.  A couple of the disks have a ghastly power hum in the  
> recording...about
> the worst I've heard.  This seemed to have happend frequently with  
> Vocalions
> of the era.  Why did this happen,  and did it show up on equipment  
> at the
> time?

OKeh, lessee now...

Vocalion 25004 and 25005 by Aaronson (3 Aug 1933; 13697/700)
Vocalion 2527 and 2583 by Fletcher Henderson (18 Aug 1933; 13827/30)

The Henderson sides have a good dose of hummmmmmm on them too.  
Something was amiss in the recording equipment that summer, I  
trow...and that problem would affect not just Vocalions but  
Brunswick, Melotone and all the dime-store ARC labels.

I've not heard Aaronson Vocalions (yet).

Look at that hum in a positive light...you can accurately set the  
record speed based on it...<grin>

Take care,


Joe
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