[78-L] Record Company "History"

[Malcolm Rockwell]

So that's where they got the slate for the record filler!
Malcolm

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On 7/29/2014 5:50 AM, Bud Black wrote:
> And Brunswick sold pool tables.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> 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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