[78-L] Records about records - was: RE: Playing a broken 78
DKing
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Thu Apr 9 12:47:07 PDT 2020
Royal, I enjoyed that! I think it’s the first time I heard a vaudeville routine
during the period when vaudeville was still a very popular “art” form.
- Dave King
> On Apr 9, 2020, at 8:19 AM, Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>
> 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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