[78-L] Records about records - was: RE: Playing a broken 78

Thu Apr 9 08:19:39 PDT 2020

Not a musical recording, but in October 1902 Burt Shepard recorded a
monologue titled 'A talk on trousers' in which at one point he said his
sister didn't have time to cut three inches off a pair of trousers as she
had a date with her boyfriend.  'He just made me a nice present of a
bicycle and a Victor Talking Machine'....  It's in this YouTube clip,
mistakenly identified as a 1908 recording (the year it was reissued on a
double sided Victor record):   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj-LbDgRM3c

On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 2:47 PM Des Gaull
<sirdesmond at bordernet.com.au.invalid> wrote:

>
> I also have a copy of the Broken record by Mae Questal from the early
> 30's better known as Betty Boop I use to use that as my theme song on my
> community radio program  78 show on 6NR  back in the 1990's
>
> Regards Des Gaull
>
> On 9/04/2020 6:23 pm, DKing wrote:
> > Rodger, did you know all of those by memory alone?  Or do you have a
> spreadsheet with an untold number of keywords for titles and lyrics in it?
> >
> > - Dave King
> >
> >
> >> On Apr 8, 2020, at 7:16 PM, Rodger J Holtin <rjh334578 at gmail.com.invalid>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> In my meager collection I have these:
> >> Turntable Song – also by the Andrews Sisters
> >> Blues of the Record Man - Tex Beneke
> >> Drop a Nickel in a Slot – Guy Lombardo
> >>
> >> Get out Those Old Records was not a cover by Guy Lombardo – Carmen
> wrote it and sang a great song-title obbligato to Kenny Gardner’s straight
> rendering.  Great record.
> >> Carmen Lombardo also wrote the aforementioned The Broken Record;
> Brother Guy recorded it for Victor and Dolly Dawn did a nice version for
> Bluebird.
> >>
> >> Louise – Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys – near the end Barris sings “I hope she
> buys this record”
> >>
> >> Indoor Sports – Bert Williams –Columbia A1817 – something about mamma
> says “stop that Grafonola” and throwing records at dad.
> >>
> >> He Went In Like a Lion – Billy Murray – Victor 18657 - wife throwing
> records at husband, names the tunes
> >>
> >> Wrap your Troubles In Dreams – blowup take – Crosby sings “we’ll play
> it back….”
> >>
> >> How Do You Do – Hare & Jones on Brunswick – last chorus, “good-bye
> Brunswick fans, good-bye…”  Betting there were others.
> >>
> >> Columbia Demo record 1910 and
> >> Columbia Demo record 1913 – both common and sure talk about records!
> >> (Columbia Blue Wax Demo – uncommon but really talks about records.)
> >>
> >> OKeh 1940 intro demo record
> >>
> >> Carson Robison Tells His Own Story – Champion 16138 “seems kinda
> strange talking into this recordin’ thing talking about myself…” etc
> >>
> >> Record Ban Blues – “Jerry Murad's Harmonicats w Some Rhythm
> Accompaniment in 1947 - [with  Jim Ameche] Dec 31 1947 –  Universal U-47
> (Limited) – Allegorical”
> >> The rhythm section packs up and walks out of the studio at the stroke
> of midnight while the Harmonicats play on.
> >> They All Recorded to Beat the Ban - Jon and Sandra Steele - same
> subject.
> >>
> >> MacGregor & Ingram Demonstration Record – very cool early Thirties
> “hi-fi” type demo
> >>
> >> Dinah's Blues - Dinah Shore w Dixieland Octet of NBC Chamber Music
> Society Lower Basin Street – she sings “I came down to Victor to sing my
> blues for you”
> >>
> >> Genie the Magic Record – Peter Lind Hayes – Decca 9002 “…tee hee
> hee…the fuzz on the phonograph tickles!” and “Ouch!  You scratched me with
> that needle!”
> >>
> >> Record Collector’s Dream – Glen Campbell (Capitol 45 from the 1970’s,
> but looks nice in a small frame)
> >>
> >> Australian country singer Joy Kirkpatrick did one in the 1990s :
> “Granny’s Gramophone” about the fun the kids had playing it.  Great record.
> >>
> >> Juke Box Saturday Night – the Miller Bluebird and this was also done by
> the Modernaires for Columbia
> >>
> >> =-=-=-=-
> >> One I don’t have:
> >> In the same class with Bull Moose Jackson’s Big Ten Inch Record is Long
> Play Papa by Ruth Wallis
> >>
> >> I think we ran this subject into the ground about ten years ago or
> more.  I jotted these down so I could use them on my show.  Don't think I
> ever got around to it, come to think of it.  Since I can't go to the
> ballgame, I might dig these out.
> >>
> >> Rodger Holtin
> >> 78-L Member Since MCMXCVIII
> >>
> >> For Best Results Use Victor Needles
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com [mailto:
> 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Kristjan Saag
> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:51 PM
> >> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Playing a broken 78
> >>
> >>
> >> In the early days of recording playing a gramophone/ phonograph record
> was a topic in many songs. Robert Johnson's "Phonograph Blues", where the
> "rusty needle" was used as a metaphor come to mind.
> >> But there were also songs imitating the playing of a record.
> >> Here are a few from the 78 rpm era:
> >>
> >> Die zerbrochene Schallplatte - Max Hansen (1930)
> >>
> >> The Broken Record - Jack Payne & His Orchestra (1936)
> >>
> >>                   "                  - Wingy Manone (1936)
> >>
> >> The Big Juleblues - Povel Ramel & Alice Babs (1952)
> >>
> >> And a few from later years:
> >>
> >> Je suis le disque - Sophie Darel (1961)
> >>
> >> Gramophone Man - Spirit (1968)
> >>
> >> The Gramophone  - Sam Jackson (2012)
> >>
> >> I'm sure many of you can add to the list.
> >>
> >> Kristjan
> >>
> >>
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