[78-L] Record Company "History"

[Bud Black]

And Brunswick sold pool tables.

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On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:39 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote:

> 
> Stick with it, it's a hoot. Edison was a very poor businessman. Victor let 
> everybody use their process. Hey, Columbia may not have been a furniture 
> company. But the OKeh Furniture Company made a fortune selling the Blues and 
> didn't have to pay nobody and neither does the Sony Furniture Company.
> 
> dl
> 
>> 
>> On 7/28/2014 10:41 PM, Mike Harkin wrote:
>>> 
>>> They all act like they've been snorting nitrous oxide, and ol'  Phil's head is even farther up his backside than the others....  If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a little "knowledge" [i.e., wrong, and imparted by such a proctological orifice] is a fatal thing.
>>> 
>>> I couldn't stomach more than two minutes of him, either.
>>> 
>>> Mike in Plovdiv
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ________________________________
>>>   From: David Breneman<dbreneman at t-online.de.invalid>
>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 5:06 AM
>>> Subject: [78-L] Record Company "History"
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> My brother brought this to my attention.  This fellow seems
>>> to be under the impression that all record companies started
>>> as furniture manufacturers (like "The Victor FURNITURE
>>> Company") that just made records to boost sales of their
>>> furniture-clad phonographs.  This is a perfect example of
>>> the dangers of a little knowledge coupled with a lot of ego.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd994qtXMJQ
>>> 
>>> I've got to admit I only watched the first two minutes, so
>>> if this guy issues and caveats father into the rant, I missed
>>> it.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> David Breneman
>>> dbreneman at t-online.de
>>> 
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