Re: [ARSCLIST] Question about an eBay item

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good to know that it still exists. I'd heard some years ago that it had closed 
and collectors were going by that rumor and wondering if all the discs and 
tapes had been sold, trashed, given away, buried..

dl

Tom Fine wrote:
> Here's some more info, centered around Elvis's sessions at Radio:
> http://www.scottymoore.net/studio_radiorecorders.html
>
> and, apparently it's still there but not an active recording business 
> anymore:
> http://mixonline.com/recording/business/audio_la_grapevine_92/index.html
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lennick" <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 6:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Question about an eBay item
>
>
> > I'm pretty sure the place closed in the 90s..wonder what happened to 
> > all those tapes and lacquers?
> >
> > dl
> >
> > Tom Fine wrote:
> > > Hi Roger:
> > >
> > > Radio Recorders was a long-standing Hollywood recording studio, one 
> > > of the largest independents in the country and on the west coast in 
> > > the 1950's and 60's.  They were a first-rate shop. A bunch of great 
> > > jazz albums were made there, by Norman Granz and others. If you get 
> > > your hands on the old Mercury/Granz 3LP set by Fred Astair, there are 
> > > some fantastic pictures of the studio in the album book. The studio 
> > > was also the sight for most of the Norman Granz Jams albums, although 
> > > two were made in one day at Fine Sound.
> > >
> > > In my opinion, Radio Recorders made some if not most of the 
> > > finest-sounding (audio quality) jazz recordings in the 50's and early 
> > > 60's. They had superb engineers and their recording area was 
> > > apparently perfect for small-group or big-band music. Remastering 
> > > guys tell me they love to get tapes made at Radio because they are 
> > > always easy to handle and sound great.
> > >
> > > In the 60's, I think Radio got eclipsed a bit for popular and jazz 
> > > music recording by Bill Putnam's studios and also upstarts like 
> > > Goldstar. But I think it kept going with a lot of commercial and 
> > > film-sound work, if I understand the history correctly.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if there is a detailed history of Radio Recorders 
> > > anywhere? I think the building is still in operation as a recording 
> > > studio today.
> > >
> > > -- Tom Fine
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger and Allison Kulp" 
> > > <thorenstd124@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:07 PM
> > > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Question about an eBay item
> > >
> > >
> > > > This label,Radio Recorders,turns up from time to time 
> > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/Copy-John-Carter-Tenor-Met-Opera-Vienna-Dreams_W0QQitemZ300157860815QQihZ020QQcategoryZ306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem 
> > > >
> > > > I first saw it in an Elvis dealer's catalog about two decades ago.He 
> > > > had some 78 RPM acetates of Elvis songs from 1956,and '57 on this 
> > > > label,both released,and unreleased takes.I have a recording of the 
> > > > Hanson #1 by Koussevitsky and the BSO,dated either 1941 or '42.Three 
> > > > sides, on two 10" microgroove acetates.Is this "Radio Recorders" an 
> > > > RCA label ?
> > > >
> > > >                                        Roger
> > > >
> > > >
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