[78-L] John Barrymore on Victor

[Rodger Holtin 78-L]

The brain plays tricks. I played it this afternoon and never caught that simple fact!

Thanks!

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> On Jul 4, 2017, at 7:27 PM, djwein at earthlink.net.invalid wrote:
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> The string quartet only plays before Barrymore begins to speak. The RCA 60 YEARS set simply lops off the musical intro. 
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> Dave Weiner
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> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rodger Holtin <rjh334578 at gmail.com.invalid>
>> Sent: Jul 4, 2017 8:00 PM
>> To: '78-L Mail List' <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Subject: [78-L] John Barrymore on Victor
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>> Is the list awake this fine American holiday evening?
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>> Way back in 2011 Steve Ramm of The 78-List offered some cassette/book sets
>> about Philadelphia which some other folks produced using vintage records
>> from Berliner to Palda, and I got one of the sets.   It includes John
>> Barrymore reciting Hamlet's Soliloquy.  Nice transfer from a 78, and it
>> includes a string quartet background, just like the DAHR shows -
>> http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800017807/CVE-43632-Haml
>> ets_soliloquy
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>> It also shows up on 60 Years of Music America Loves Best - Vol III - Red
>> Seal LM-2574, which I have had since it was new in 1961.  Also shows on DAHR
>> page as the same master.  The 60 Years disc has NO string quartet.  Anybody
>> know why and how that could be?  DAHR makes it look like it was all one
>> recording, but kinda seems the strings may have been dubbed in behind him.
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>> Anybody know?? 
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>> Rodger
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>> For best results use Victor Needles
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