[78-L] Ethel Gabriel of (e) fame

[Cary Ginell]

RCA LSP 4073(e) - "When the Evening Shadows Fall," an anthology of covers of Jimmie Rodgers songs, was available only in "reprocessed stereo," but as I recall, the LP was in mono.
Cary Ginell


> >________________________________
> >  Speaking of pleasing the public with fake stereo and fake echo,
> >I recall talking to older fans in the 1960s who gave me their 78s and how much they really
> >thought the sound on the LPs they were buying really was soooo much better than what
> >was on the 78s – and they were talking about stuff like the Reader’s Digest
> >sets and Ethel’s Miller Camdens.  I
> >particularly recall one guy who was so thrilled with the Hal Kemp RCA
> >LPM-2041.  [Dave - remember Doc Kreideman?]  I had forgotten how bad that
> >really was until recently when I went to lift a track from it for my show because
> >my 78 was so beat up.  Next to the nice
> >78s and other tracks I had, that echoed up mess on LPM-2041 was so bad I cut
> >the tune from my playlist instead.  
> >Hard
> >as it is for us to comprehend it today, maybe it really was some form of public demand that drove the fakery and
> >we just have to chalk it up to taste and context, both of which were driven by what was made available.
> >Interesting discussion and I really appreciate Mike Biel taking the time to explain some of the technicalities that went into it - and  why some of it can be un-done and some can't.   
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