[78-L] (European) Recording media - gelatin (?) foils

[Julian Vein]

On 02/03/13 10:53, Milan Milovanovic wrote:
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> While listening to these extraordinary samples of Czech jazz recorded during WWII (in 1942.):
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1t8bNQTX4k
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZX-uAU1Yo0
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5yL0_bUwiA
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> I found that they recorded on:
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> Neprofesionálne nahraná fólie Praha 1942
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> In translation, these are: "Instantaneous foils unprofessionally recorded, Prague 1942"
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> Probably they are gelatin foils, fragile and prone to ageing.
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> It is always pleasure to see how many recording surfaces (besides lacquer/acetate/nitrate celluloid) exists during those days.
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> Milan
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Lord 10.0 shows the first title as being issued on Supraphone (Cz) 
DV10178, but not the other two. Ironically, because of the recording 
ban, there was no jazz being recorded in the USA at the time.

       Julian Vein