[78-L] 78 MASTER REFERENCE??

[David Lennick]

RCA also used the Republic Studios for classical recordings, like Stravinsky 
and those cats. Maybe not after 1949.

dl

On 11/14/2011 3:27 PM, J. E. Knox wrote:
> Greetings from FixitLand!
>
> David Lennick wrote:
>
>> Sounds as if it's a dub from what has been designated as the master
>> take, for
>> final approval, and Radio Recorders was the originating studio (I
>> thought RCA
>> had its own Hollywood studios by this time, no?).
>
> Several sessions for RCA Victor, by artists such as Elvis, were cut
> at Radio Recorders. RCA did have studios in Hollywood, 1016 N.
> Sycamore Ave., but if/when they closed, I dunno. (RR was either right
> around the corner from RCA's studio, or the RR address of 7000 Santa
> Monica Blvd. was another door into the same building. Hard to tell
> looking at Google Maps.)
>
> There is this:<http://www.scottymoore.net/studio_radiorecorders.html>
> "The studio, located at 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard on the corner of
> Orange Drive in Hollywood was at the time known to be the best
> recording facility in LA.  The Santa Monica Blvd. location contained
> several studios for recording with the band mostly using the largest,
> Studio B (in 1959 Studio B rented for $32.50 per hour). ... The
> studio was built in 1929 by the Victor Talking Machine Company, no
> doubt in attempts to get into the new sound-on-film business, and
> completed sometime after the acquisition of Victor by RCA on March
> 15, 1929.  Variety Magazine advertised at the time that at a cost of
> $250,000 the complex went from Orange Drive to Sycamore Avenue
> between Santa Monica Blvd. and Romaine St.  Though now officially RCA
> Victor, the company was still being referred to simply as "Victor"
> and record labels did not carry "RCA Victor" until much later,
> sometime in the late 1930s or early '40s.  One of the first stars on
> its label to record there was Jimmie Rodgers in July of 1930
> accompanied by Louis Armstrong on trumpet. ..."
>
> That page also states that RR had "taken over the facilities at 7000
> Santa Monica Blvd." by 1949.
>
> I agree with your assessment.
>
> Take care,
>
>
> Joe
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