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Fratallone (Bear Manor)

BEST RESEARCH in RECORD LABELS

Best History:
Three Score and Ten: Topic Records at 70, by David Suff (Topic)

Certificate of Merit:
King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records, by John Hartley Fox
(University of Illinois Press)

BEST RESEARCH in GENERAL HISTORY OF RECORDED SOUND

Best History:
How Does it Sound Now? Legendary Engineers and Vintage Gear, by Gary
Gottlieb (Course Technology PTR)

Certificate of Merit:
Selling Sounds: The Commercial Revolution in American Music, by David
Suisman (Harvard University Press)


2010 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: JOHN BOLIG

ARSC annually presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to an individual, in
recognition of a life's work in recorded sound research and publication.

John is the author of two discographies of Enrico Caruso and a series of
discographies (six, to date) outlining releases by the Victor Talking
Machine Company. The Victor discographies provide comprehensive
documentation of the company's early output, including recording, =
release,
and catalog deletion dates, and uses of masters on subsequent Victor and =
HMV
releases.

His books are the result of collecting, research conducted in Victor's
archives for more than 50 years, consultation of Victor catalogs, and
correspondence with fellow collectors and discographers.

John's publications are of consistently high quality. He is renowned for =
his
thorough research -- strict adherence to what can be documented in print =
and
archival sources -- and his generosity to other researchers and
discographers.

His bibliography includes: The Recordings of Enrico Caruso: A =
Discography
(1973); Caruso Records: A History and Discography (2002); The Victor Red
Seal Discography (2004); The Victor Discography: Green, Blue, and Purple
Labels (1910-1926) (2006); Gems: The Victor Light Opera Company =
Discography
(1909-1930) (2005); The Victor Black Label Discography: 16000-17000 =
Series
(2007); and The Victor Black Label Discography: 18000-19000 Series =
(2008).


2010 AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO HISTORICAL RECORDINGS: STEVE =
SMOLIAN

ARSC's Award for Distinguished Service to Historical Recordings honors a
person who has made outstanding contributions to the field, outside of
published works or discographic research.

For over 40 years, Steve has been a leading expert on audio =
preservation,
restoration, and consulting, serving major institutions, smaller =
archives,
and the public at large.

He has successfully completed substantial restoration projects for major
musical aggregations, notably the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago
Symphony orchestras, and organizations emphasizing the spoken word, such =
as
the George Meany Memorial Archives, the Maryknoll Mission Archives, and =
the
American Jewish Archives.

Recently, he has performed preservation-related services for the Library =
of
Congress, the National Archives Advisory Committee on Preservation
(including consultation on the Nixon White House tapes), the Department =
of
Justice, the Smithsonian Institution, and two Presidential Libraries. He =
has
done appraisal work for the Library of Congress, Harvard University, and
Columbia University. Steve is involved with NPR's Lost and Found Sound,
restoring materials submitted by Quest for Sound callers.

Steve is a long-time member of ARSC, and serves on AAA and the Copyright =
and
Fair Use committees, among other activities.


2010 AWARDS COMMITTEE

Winners are chosen by the ARSC Awards Committee: five elected judges
representing specific fields of study, plus the ARSC President, and the =
Book
Review Editor of the ARSC Journal. The members of the 2010 ARSC Awards
Committee are:

Roberta Freund Schwartz (Committee Chair)
Brenda Nelson-Strauss (Ex Officio)
Vincent Pelote (ARSC President)
James Farrington (Book Review Editor, ARSC Journal)
Cary Ginnell (Judge-at-Large)
Dan Morgenstern (Jazz Music Judge)
Dennis Rooney (Classical Music Judge)
William L. Schurk (Popular Music Judge)
Richard Spottswood (Judge-at-Large)

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is a nonprofit =
organization
dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in all =
genres
of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. ARSC is =
unique in
bringing together private individuals and institutional professionals --
everyone with a serious interest in recorded sound. Additional =
information
about ARSC, including lists of past ARSC Award Winners and Finalists, =
may be
found at http://www.arsc-audio.org.