 | Get free shipping on orders over $25! (In-Stock) Upbeat novelty songs and jazz from the Roaring Twenties, transferred with a special digital hi-definition process for remarkably smooth fresh, full sound. Included is a rare 1923 version of the Charleston, taken at a slower than usual tempo. Around 1923, the tempos were slightly slower than in 1925, when Paul Whiteman recorded his classic version of the Charleston. The music swung better. Complicated as well by Columbia and Victor recording speeds substantially slower in the years 1925 - 1927, many records from this span of years play far too fast at 78 rpm. Ruth Etting's recording of "Say Yes Today" is the record that got me to question Columbia's rpm - and found that some were recorded as slow as 75 rpm. Played at the slower speed, her voice is more consistent with her later recordings. This compilation was inspired by a mint copy of Out of the Dawn by Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra, recorded in 1928. A friend had worn out multiple copies of this infectious number, almost to the point of destroying his marriage. A Victrola Credenza model can really crank out the volume. The inclusion of Avalon Town by Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders was inspired by another friend, who adored it's fabulous campy vocal, and loved to do a hilarious vocal tango to this record. Evening Star by Irving Aaronson's Commanders has a fun, almost classical feeling to the vocal - you'll love it... Lee Sims recorded this 12" Brunswick record in 1928. Most of Sims records are piano solos, but this snapshot of a semi-concert piece from the Roaring Twenties exudes a charm of a by-gone era with a whimsical sweetness and nostalgia. Jack Pettis and his Pets follows with "The Freshman Hop" , a jazzy Collegiate song from 1928, with vocal by Erwin McGee. Grieving for You - Played by Jack Hylton's Rythmagicians is similar in style to the Red Nichol's Five Pennies recordings of the mid twenties with the use of tympani in this song - interestingly seven years old at this time - being already recorded by The Happy Six and Marion Harris in 1920. My high-definition sound is heard to great advantage in "Wild Cat" by Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang. The harmonics in Joe'splaying sing through loud and clear - a testament to the excellent work of recording engineers, just three years after the first issued electrical recordings by the Victor company. Vincent Lopez presents an incredibly swinging version of "Piccolo Pete", waxed for Grey Gull in 1929. This record was pressed by the English Goodson label, a rare, cellulose based material that has a remarkably quiet surface, compromised by Grey Gull's inherent inferiority in sound quality. I also have the same record on a Grey Gull pressing - which has far more surface noise. Of note is the unusual presence of Tom Stacks - almost always with Harry Reser's units. Stacks sings on both the Columbia and Brunswick issues of Reser's versions of this song.Bob Haring's It Goes like this is another jazzy novelty number, issued on the Dominion label in 1928. suite 16 by Sam Lanin and his Roseland Orchestra was issued on the beautiful Columbia Flag label. Columbia was the first major recording company to record electrically. This was waxed in April of 1925 - two months before Victor followed suit. The first electrical recordings were done by Marsh Laboratories on the Autograph label in 1924. Billy Jones and Ernie Hare, the Happiness Boys host a rare insight into Columbia's stable of artists in 1925 - Studio Stunts, with cameos by Arnold Brilhart, Freddie Rich's Orchestra, the Revelers, Franklyn Baur, and the Cavaliers - a Ben Selvin unit specializing in waltzes. Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys - Bing Crosby, Al Rinker and Harry Barris - the Rat Pack of the Twenties take you on a trip to the other side of town to hear the "Rhythm King" - a funny, entertaining record from 1928. The California Ramblers waxed this rare "Needle Cut" Edison disk in 1929 - Enjoy - MickeyThis product i | | SEE IT |
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