Any idea of the specific date? The uncoated aluminums were in use one
side or the other of 1930, but were mostly a "bureau" operation, as
far as I can tell, until home recording units became available as
well. Typically, there were booths in music and department stores.
As to those who recorded off-the-air on a speculative basis and made
dubs on demand, one service I know of began c. 1934. There may have
been others. I understand these recording outfits were listed in the
yellow pages of the cities in which they operated.
Steve Smolian
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Conrad" <bob618@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Scopes Trial Sound Recordings
I have a number of Jim Jordan radio broadcasts from 1929 Chicago,
station WENT ("Mike and Herman"), and all of them are on uncoated
aluminum, some are 7", others are 5" and all play at 78rpm. So the
technology did exist, at least in 1929. It is just a hunch, but I
have always thought these were made as auditions, to be sent to far
off radio stations in the hopes of signing them up in some sort of
syndication or affiliate deal.
Bob Conrad
Fort Lee, NJ
Steven Smolian wrote:
I remember reading that the trial of a navl enlisted man for rape in
Hawaii (there was a PBS bcst on it recently) had Darrow's jury
summation broadcast back to the mainland.
It could have been recorded either by Ediphone dictating machine or,
just possibly, by RCA paper discs for use with the Electrola radio
and recorder. I've seen but do not own some dated late in 1929.
Steve Smolian
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Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Scopes Trial Sound Recordings
In a message dated 2/1/2006 8:23:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
kmccormi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
The trial was the first live radio broadcast from a trial but there
was
not recording made. William Jennings Bryan did record a number of
other
speeches some of which are available online at
<http://www.historicalvoices.org/earliest_voices/bryan.html> from the
Vincent Voice Library (although none appear directly related to
Scopes).
************
This information is helpful. The people putting on the play somehow
thought
that they should incorporate a wire recorder into the set. While we
could have
loaned them a Telegraphone, it is just as well that they don't need
it.
That time period must have been a null in extemporaneous sound
recordings.
Wax cylinders were out of the picture and instantaneous discs had
not been well
developed.
I remember reading in a contemporary early 20's magazine about a
project to
archive radio broadcasts on Telegraphone wires. I wonder if
anything ever came
of that.
Mike Csontos
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