[78-L] OT-Movie "NEW ORLEANS" Soundtrack on 4 16" Discs

Clifford Bolling 78records at cdbpdx.com
Tue Mar 18 11:17:39 PDT 2014


Interesting that these discs were recorded from film on June 20-21, 1929.  Yet, according to IMDb the movie was released
on June 2.  Guess the initial release was to a select few theaters that had the newer sound equipment.

Cliff
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On 3/17/2014 5:18 PM, J. E. Knox wrote:
> Greetings from FixitLand!
>
> Clifford Bolling wrote:
>
>> I posted some pictures of these soundtrack discs at:
>>
>> http://mst.cdbpdx.com/MSTNO29/
>
> On one of these I see the number 55054 in the wax...sure enough...
>
> http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000013164/MVE-55054-New_Orleans
>
> Per EDVR, MVE 55049/52 were recorded 20 June 1929, MVE 55053/6 made the next day. Eight discs, each transferred from film to disc in the Church Studio, Camden, N. J.
>
> Take care,
>
>
> ?
> Joe


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