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Post by condensite on May 6, 2009 19:24:09 GMT -5
Here's a fun cylinder I picked up at the recent Wayne NJ Show: "girl thingy Cat Rag" (Peerless Quartet and Ada Jones) 2197 www.box.net/shared/q81josq75jThis was released in March 1914 This recording was used with my pickup made by John Petty. Here's a link to a page describing his different designs: www.christerhamp.se/phono/petty.htmlMine's the one with the blue background. I think it works very well I'd like to fine a better copy of this! Let me know if you have one to sell! Enjoy the tune. Bob Barnett |
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Post by maroongem on May 8, 2009 16:30:08 GMT -5
Bob,
The reproduction of that cylinder is amazing with that pick-up. What cylinder take is that? Yours is a bit different, with a racial epithet missing. Mine is take 1, mold 50.
Bill
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Post by rocky on May 8, 2009 19:05:09 GMT -5
One rendition contains the line "Here comes the big bulldog," while the other has "Here comes the coon with a big bulldog."
Rocky
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Post by condensite on May 9, 2009 14:47:18 GMT -5
You guys have sharp ears! I didn't mean to fool anyone. I did remove the epithet via digital editing.
Even with the Dethlefson books I can't find where it is that it describes the code regarding takes, molds, etc.
All I can find on the rim is a "4" and a single dot following the number 2197.
The cylinder had some groove damage, but it happened during the first chorus, so I inserted a patch from the second chorus to fix it.
I'd still like to find another copy!
Thanks for the questions.
Bob
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Post by maroongem on May 10, 2009 5:25:34 GMT -5
Bob,
The dot represents the take (in this case take one) and the 4 is the mold number. Nice piece of editing!!
Bill
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Post by rocky on Jun 4, 2009 20:20:14 GMT -5
I just purchased a copy of diamond disc 50258 of "girl thingy Cat Rag" backed with the Premier Quartet's "Moonlight Bay." I can't wait to get it. This is the closest I will ever come to getting a cat.  Rocky |
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Post by rocky on Jul 8, 2009 20:19:52 GMT -5
The diamond disc of "girl thingy Cat Rag" arrived today. It's a clean copy that's visually in E condition, but it plays noisy all throughout, although it's loud and clear. Is the noise typical of etched label DDs from this early era, or were the noisy pressings limited to the World War I period?
Rocky
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Post by coyote on Jul 9, 2009 12:05:54 GMT -5
The diamond disc of "girl thingy Cat Rag" arrived today. It's a clean copy that's visually in E condition, but it plays noisy all throughout, although it's loud and clear. Is the noise typical of etched label DDs from this early era, or were the noisy pressings limited to the World War I period? Rocky I've wondered the same thing. As I'm veering off-topic, I'm going to copy this to a new DD thread if anyone is knowledgeable about particularly "noisy" etched label pressings. |
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Post by maroongem on Jul 9, 2009 18:43:56 GMT -5
DD #50258-R "Moonlight Bay"was coupled on 7/27/15 with "girl thingy Cat Rag". I have personally found this period before the U.S. entered the war as a hit or miss with the quality of DDs that were released at this time.
The very 1st DDs were celluloid as opposed to condensite covered and sound fantastic.
Even from 1919 to 1921 during the transition from etched to paper I've noticed a varying quality of sound.
Bill
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Post by rocky on Jul 11, 2009 13:42:30 GMT -5
I emailed Thomas Edison and asked him why this disc is noisy. He responded that Tiny, the "tame little house cat" who is the heroine of "The Pussycat Rag," scratched the disc with her paws while placing it on the turntable.  Rocky |
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Post by maroongem on Jul 11, 2009 20:05:14 GMT -5
I emailed Thomas Edison and asked him why this disc is noisy. He responded that Tiny, the "tame little house cat" who is the heroine of "The Pussycat Rag," scratched the disc with her paws while placing it on the turntable. Rocky Wow! I always blamed Sonia Henne for the scratches..................... |
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Post by maroongem on Jul 17, 2009 13:30:16 GMT -5
A little different version, this one done by Polk Miller's Old South Quartette on an electrically recorded Broadway ( 5031-B) record, 8/1928. This doesn't have the by-play of Edison's version with just a guitar accompaniment. www.box.net/shared/7e0k8fdatn |
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Post by rocky on Jul 17, 2009 18:09:25 GMT -5
This is very different from the Edison rendition. I note that the scene where the cat kicks the dog's butt is missing from this recording.
Rocky
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