[78-L] Velvet Tone (et al.) double-track series

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Apr 29 15:26:35 PDT 2012


The Ted Lewis longer playing record was dubbed from two singles, but as far as 
I know that was the only one. It was also the only twelve-incher.

dl

On 4/29/2012 6:17 PM, David Weiner wrote:
> It's in the Dance Band Discography - by Ben Selvin, mx. 236013-1, Harmony
> 6504-H, recorded January 12, 1932.
> There were about a dozen issues in this fine-grooved long-playing series
> from the 236000 matrix  block, all issued on Harmony-Clarion-Velvetone.
> Some were one 5-minute tune, others were two songs on the same side. 	
> Columbia also did a similar group of long-plays, in the 255000 matrix
> block, issued as numbers 18000-D and up. All were newly recorded, AFAIK.
> Mostly dance medleys.
>
> Dave W.
>
> On 4/29/12 5:43 PM, "Harold Aherne"<leotolstoy_75 at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>
>> Have the discographical data for these ever been published? I looked this
>> one
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKR0P8zhX_U
>>
>> up in the Brooks-Rust Columbia series but found nothing (and likewise,
>> nothing
>> in the OKeh book). Anyone know if they were "original" recordings or
>> dubbed from
>> previously-recorded masters?
>>
>> -HA
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________


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