THE PHONOGRAPH
IN SONG, STORY & FACTS
1.UNCLE JOSH WEATHERBY'S TROUBLE IN A HOTEL (STEWART)
CAL STEWART
VICTOR 1636 (1636-5) (7") RECORDED MAY 22, 1903
Uncle Josh first hears a Victor Talking Machine.
2.IF WASHINGTON SHOULD COME TO LIFE TO-DAY (UNKNOWN)
BILLY MURRAY
ZONOPHONE 491 (6325) RECORDED EARLY 1906
The label bears no composer credit to this George M. Cohan like
song. It speaks of the modern innovations of the day like the
Zonophone and the Biograph ect. One other note, it appears that
this song was not recorded for any other label and it appears
on Zonophone.
3.AN EDISION ADVERTISING CYLINDER
LEN SPENCER
RECORDED 1906
For the wonders of the phonograph.
4.I WANTS A GRAPHOPHONE (CAL STEWART) (EXCERPT)
BOB ROBERTS
BUSY BEE 261 RECORDED JULY 1905
This strange record showed up on a strange flexo disk that the
APM issued several years ago. Sort of a self advertisement records
of Columbia (Busy Bee).
5.SPECIAL DOUBLE-DISK DEMONSTRATION RECORD #1
COLUMBIA MX 16949-8 RECORDED 1910
This is the famous first Columbia double-disk demonstration record
The other side of the records A Steven Foster Medley by the Peerless
Quartet is from
the regular Catalogue.
6.SPECIAL DOUBLE-DISK DEMONSTARTION RECORD #2
COLUMBIA MX 32030-10 RECORDED 1913
This is the second Columbia demonstration record the others side
is
"Good Night, Little Girl, Good Night" by Henry Burr
from the regular catalogue.
7.THEY STARTED THE VICTROLA (AND THE DANCED AROUND THE FLOOR
(CLARK/ABRAHAMS) BILLY MURRAY
VICTOR 17631-A (TAKE 2) RECORDED 1914
8.INDOOR SPORTS (FIRTH)
BURT WILLIAMS
COLUMBIA A 1817 (45911-1) RECORDED 7-4-15
The Columbia Graphophone is mentioned in the lyric of this forgotten
Burt Williams song.
9.AT HOME WITH MY PATHE PATHEPHONE (E. R. MILLER)
LOUIS J. WINSCH
PATHE 20030-B (68751-1E) RECORDED EARLY 1916
This unusual record is a regular issued B side! Which was most
very quickly replaced.
It is quite a piece of self-promotion. For those who are wondering
what the A side of the record is, it "IF I KNOCKED THE L"
OUT OF KELLY" again preformed by Louis J. Winsch (who ever
he was.)
10. UNCLE JOSH BUYS A VICTROLA (STEWART)
CAL STEWART
VICTOR 18793-A (TAKE 1) RECORDED 1921
This is self- explanatory.
10. SANTA CLAUS HIDES IN THE PHONOGRAPH (UNKNOWN)
ERNEST HARE
PLAYTIME 215A (4038-1) (7") RECORDED 1923
It's Christmas time again.
11. FIRST RECORD RECORDED AT OAKLAND PLANT
HARRY O. SOOLY, GEORGE HALL, HARVEY WILLIS (Victor employees)
TEST PRESSING NO MATRIX MAY 29, 1924
This extremely rare record announces the historic opening of
the Oakland Ca. Victor plant.
The is a cornet solo by one of the older victor employees Harvey
Willis playing "THE OLD RUGGIED CROSS". A truly one
of a kind record.
12. BROADCASTING GRANT'S GREETINGS BY BELL RECORD GROUP
#1
BELL MX 2614-2 RECORDED EARLY 1925
This record speaks about the history of the Bell Record Company
as it produced records for the W.T. Grant stores. It is a standard
bell label of the period except for the color being BLUE!
The flip side of the records is "TELL HER IN THE SPRINGTIME"
by Charles Hart Bell 322-B.
Not anything that was broadcasted as the other side of the record
suggests. (Sorry this record has some heat damage causing the
surface noise.)
A MINIATURE CONCERT BY "THE EIGHT POPULAR VICTOR ARTISTS"
13. OPENING CHORUS ALL
14. STRUT MISS. LIZZIE - FRANK BANTA
15. LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONG STERLING TRIO
16. COHEN MONOLOGUE MONROE SILVER
17. WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG MAGGIE HENRY BURR
18. CASEY JONES BILLY MURRAY
19. PIANO SOLO (UNKNOWN) FRANK BANTA
20. SWEET GENEVIVE CAMBELL AND BURR
21. SAXOPHOBIA RUDY WIEDOEFT
22. GYPSY LOVE SONG FRANK CROXTON
23. STEVEN FOSTER MEDLEY PEERLESS QUARTET
BILLY MURRAY IS THE HOST OR MC FOR THE WHOLE RECORD
VICTOR 35753 A (TAKE 3) B TAKE 4 (12") RECORDED
MID 1925
This is our first electric and it is one of the first electric's
that Victor produced promoting the act of prominent stars from
1900 to 1920's, which toured vaudeville until around 1930. This
record was also use to promote the clear quality of the sound
of the vocalists, which could easily could be compared to their
acoustic recordings.
STUDIO STUNTS
24. HOW DO YOU DO BILLY JONES & ERNIE HARE
25. HOW MANY TIMES FREDDY RICH AND HIS HOTEL ASTOR ORCH
WITH RED
NICHOLS
26. PUT YOU ARMS WHERE THEY BELONG FRANKLYN BAUR
27. SAX-O-PEP ARNOLD BRILLHARDT
28. THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU SINGING SOPHOMORES
29. CRAZY WORDS CRAZY TUNES JONES/HARE
30. WALTZ MEDLEY:
31. A. THE BOWLERY-
B. SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK
C. IN THE GOOD OLD SUMME TIME
D. YIP! I ADDE! I AYE! -
THE CAVALIERS (BEN SELVIN) AND SHANNON QUARTET
BILLIE JONES AND ERNIE HARE - HOSTS
COLUMBIA 50038-D (W-98296-9) (W-98316-2) (12") RECORDED
JAN 1926
This is Columbia's VIVA TONAL demonstration record to show off
their popular catalogue. It is interesting that they used 2 different
bands for 2 different recording dates.
32. ANNOUNCEMENT FOR AMATURE RECORDING CONTEST
RCA VICTOR BS-026565-1/BS-026566-1 RECORDED 1939
This is an advertisement records for a amateur contest for the
Oklahoma State Fair of 1939. In which amateur artists could have
a chance of winning one of several victor machines and a chance
at getting signed as a possible new victor recording artist and
a chance for fame.
33. RCA'S GONNA BEAT THE PROMISE
BARRY WOOD
RCA VICTOR BS 067665-1 RECORDED SEPT. 1941
Sort of a self promotion record that RCA would be there giving
their all of the war effort.
34. THE RCA PLEDGE
RCA VICTOR D4-PB-186 RECORDED 1944
Yes yes we are the best.and we want everybody to know it.
35. THE SPIRIT OF 194X
SUNG BY THE "RCA 8"
COMPLEMENTS OF THE RADIO, PHONOGRAPH AND TELEVISION DEPARTMENT,
SEAVIEW. JUNE 30, 1944
RCA VICTOR QB 2344
This is the flip side of Number 17. If you wanted to know who
made a lot of the RCA products in 1944 the lyric to this song
will let you know. There is nothing like giving yourself a pat
on the back.
