[78-L] King Edward VIII 1936 Farewell Speech

[Martin Fenton]

On 29/03/2011 15:53, Martin Fenton wrote:
> The BBC's archive recording was made onto 78rpm via GPO landline at
> Maida Vale Studios. Double-recorded on four machines (two recording at
> any one time, with overlap, in case of mechanical failure.)

I forgot to add that the long-standing rumour - albeit not suggested on 
this list - that the BBC's recording was originally made on 
Philips-Miller film and subsequently dubbed to tape is incorrect. The 
BBC only took ownership of its PhiliMil machines when it acquired Bush 
House from the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in the early days 
of the Second World War. However, many later recordings do exist in such 
a state (the BBC no longer owns any original PhiliMil recordings, the 
last of which were dubbed to 7.5ips full-track mono in the late 1960s, 
again at Maida Vale.)

Martin.