Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Aussie Radio - Grace Gibson - Lady In Distress epp -


Another Epp Of this series!

Enjoy

From a rather worn Up Transcription Disc

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So that's 2008 over with,

If anyone needs any post production work or any restorartions of ANY form of audio, Please let me know. Im kinda running out of job options in Queensland with no jobs in the paper!! and even Bunnigs don't need anymore staff! (And Ive worked a year in hardware!)

Paul Whiteman With Johnny Mercer, Jack Teagarden and Hogay Carhmichel

Paul Whiteman - Christmass night in harlem (Parish-stott) VOXC Jonny Mercer Hogay Carhmichel HMV
and the "b" side
Paul Whiteman - fare-thee-well to harlem (Mercer-harrigan) HMV Jonny Mercer Hogay Carhmichel

What A Find, Ive never seen these discs on cd (somewhere they will be)

And these were in a very "worn" State, Hence the noise in the good one's. Compare it with the TMNR and you'll know why I left some noise In!.


Because Im using "free" Wi-Fi as I have no home yet or job etc, I can only upload Mp3's and that means I have to walk into a garden at 11pm and do this on the "sly".

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Thanks for all your kind comments this year, I hope to be back very soon with more "gear" even if i have to clean the roads to maintain this!.


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Paul Whiteman - fare-thee-well to harlem GOOD
Paul Whiteman - fare-thee-well to harlem TMNR
Paul Whiteman - fare-thee-well to harlem FAKE STEREO

Paul Whiteman - Christmass night in harlem GOOD
Paul Whiteman - Christmass night in harlem TMNR
Paul Whiteman - Christmass night in harlem FAKE STEO

Ziggy Elman - Cheek To Cheek (Berlin) MGM UK 47-S-3072


Onbe of Glenn Millers "side men" at one point, He had by the late 40's some fine MGM 78's (usally very "nosiy")
Can you hear the "billy May" style Arangement?
again I have a few more of his MGM platters.

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Ziggy Elman - Cheek To Cheek GOOD
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Ziggy Elman - Cheek To Cheek FAKE STEREO


Happy New Year (40 Mins away!)

Aussie Radio - Radio Fidelity - IN This My Life epp 86

Another worn Old Transcription disc Transferred a year or two back,
anagin no piccys due to me not bothering at the time! and again I don't own the disc


Anyone Wotyh info about the show? or a lable scan or the Radio Fidelity logo?


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Artie Shaw - Villa (Lehar) HMV OA031495






Artie Shaw - Villa (Lehar) HMV OA031495.jpg

I have a couple of copy's of this fine rendition of Villa, and all are "distorted" oh well nice Arangemt Very nice!



Oh how I would LOVE to get involved in the "proper" remaster of Mr Shaws Back Catalouge

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Aussie Radio - Grace Gibson - Dossier on Dumitries Epp 2




Ive Posted the "other side" in another post, so find it.
The pic is the only copy I have of the label, Just quickly made for Ident Purposes, sorry, I dont own the disc! (wish I owned a few though)

These discs were not in the best of shape, and had been "played" by very amateur" radio jocks for the best part of 50 years, see what a little of my magic can make them sound like!.

Are there any archive's that use my skills? and what a cracking episode to boot!

Its a pity that the other 1000 or so epps Ive heard "restored" by the Australian Sound Archive sound like MUD!. hint, hint


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Jack Davy with Wilber kentwell - Dear Santa Claus

No Piccy sorry, Lost it in a crash (and cant acsess the discs anymore)

But another Star of Aussie radio taken from us far too early.

and Yes I'm a bit late with the Christmas Gear!

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Jack Davy with Willber Kentwell - Dear Santa Claus GOOD
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Jack Davy with Willber Kentwell - Dear Santa Claus FAKE STERO

Bob Dyer - The Coat And THe Pants Do All The Work (Harlow, Ross & Shay) REGAL ZON CT1778






Bob Dyer, Yes he of Pick A Box fame and star of Aussie Radio in the 40's and 50's (and TV too!)
I was suprised when I transferred this one, I have No idea he had a "band"! I have quite a few More!! ( and the others are "cleaner")

Because I'm using "free" Wi-Fi as I have no home yet or job etc, I can only upload Mp3's and that means I have to walk into a garden at 11pm and do this on the "sly".

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Thanks for all your kind comments this year, I hope to be back very soon with more "gear" even if i have to clean the roads to maintain this!.


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Ambrose - The penguin (Scott) decca DR3659


Hello Folks!



Ambrose, I have many 78's that I have transfered from this inovative british band leader. and this discs is about the worst (conditon wise) there were a multitude of "sins" with the transfer and the disc wouldent "track" part of it. hence the "jump" three quaters into it. But anyway I hope you enjoy the strange sounds (and yes I have a few more and they are in Better quality)


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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Clean this up please!!!

I Hope I get time to "clean" up this post before I turn my system off and pck it away. If not Enjoy some more!!




http://rapidshare.com/files/174021201/Francis_Crag_-_Red_Rose_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_TMNR.flac.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/174018375/Francis_Crag_-_Red_Rose_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_GOOD.flac.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/174012239/Francis_Crag_-_Red_Rose_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_FAKE_STERO.flac.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/174009712/Francis_Crag_-_Near_You_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_TMNR.flac.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/174006423/Francis_Crag_-_Near_You_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_GOOD.flac.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/174000059/Francis_Crag_-_Near_You_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_FAKE_STEREO.flac.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/173998241/Francis_Crag_-_Near_You_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_FAKE_STEREO.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/173996511/Francis_Crag_-_Red_Rose_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_TMNR.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/173994804/Francis_Crag_-_Red_Rose_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_GOOD.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/173993172/Francis_Crag_-_Red_Rose_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_FAKE_STERO.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/173991397/Francis_Crag_-_Near_You_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_TMNR.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/173989639/Francis_Crag_-_Near_You_VOC_-_Bom_Lamm_GOOD.mp3.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/173987884/Les_Welch_-_Yes_Indeedy__Comden-Green___Edens__VOC_Larry_Stellar_PACIFIC_MX32014_TMNR.mp3.html
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Ivy Benson and her all girl band - How sweet you are

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Coleman Hawkins All Star Jam - Crazy Rhythm (Mayer & Kahn) HMV OLA1742



Ive Got No Time to write anything on the next few (and last few) posts..

So enjoy, A UK pressing (which are noisy for the most part).

Dig that guitar (now that's it's audible!!)






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TS ARTRANSA Superman 1028

Requsted on my previous Superman post, Here is the Next Program.

The disc was in pretty Dire condition. And it shows!


TS ARTRANSA Superman 1028

Grace Gibson - Dangarous Assignment epp 37




Here's another Aussie Radio disc Transferred a few years ago but not worked on untill tonight.
Took 3 mins to restore this one!

Remember Im trying to get some content on my blog, as I'm moving Interstate withing the next few hours and I don't know If and when Ill have the "net" again.

So If you hear a pop or a click on the next few posts, don't worry. All these are Rush jobs. but still of the Highest Fidelity!



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Glenn Grey - No Name Jive (Wagner) DECCA

Here's A rather good tube by Mr Grey.

From a worn Decca 78 which was BADLY scratched on both sides you can still here the evidence of it thoughout!



Insted of zipping up the files Im trying this method. You can directly download whatever version you like!

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Glenn Grey - No Name Jive Side 1 (Wagner) DECCA GOOD
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Glenn Grey - No Name Jive Side 2 (Wagner) DECCA GOOD
Glenn Grey - No Name Jive Side 2 (Wagner) DECCA TMNR
Glenn Grey - No Name Jive Side 2 (Wagner) DECCA Fake Stereo


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Glenn Grey - No Name Jive Side 2 (Wagner) DECCA GOOD
Glenn Grey - No Name Jive Side 2 (Wagner) DECCA TMNR
Glenn Grey - No Name Jive Side 2 (Wagner) DECCA Fake Stereo

Grace Gibson Radio Disc - Lady In Distress epp 3





In order to get some stuff Out before I move, Here's a Quick restoration.

Lots more to follow

Another Transcription Disc Restored by me!!


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Friday, December 5, 2008

The VKR-500 1965 Home Video Recorder





Well here's a Magazine ive had since the late 80's when I brought it at a Junk shop (on the prowl for 16mm TeleRecording no dougt)

As I dont need to state here, there are LOADS of missing TV shows (forget America, apart from the dumont network, pretty much they have Rich TV heritage)
But Us Aussies and our chums from England have had not much luck, For the past 25 years, well since I was 6-8 and read a book on my fav radio show at that time (hey, and still now)
The Goon Show Companion, It mentioned that there were loads of Goon shows missing from the archives. this shocked me as a lad and so did the 20th Anniversary Radio Times Dr Who special, which we got Down under ( I had 3 copies as I kept drawing Mows on the Dr's!) and It satated there were heaps opf missing Dr Who's. This has been a obsession with me in the past (no not a bad one) and Ive personally located 6, 4th series Goon shows for the BBC.
So my drift is there is a Helva lot of "missing Tv and Radio" even our Number 96 and the first seris of Rush (which we watched Via Umatic at school) are gone, but there may be a chance that someone recorded somthing anyrthing on these old tapes.
Im quite a fan of contiunity and Presentation.. you know the bits befor and after TV shows. well you can be sure that pretty much none exists anywhere. Like hearing old radio shows with the Add's intact seeing this old material gives us "yongsters" more of a picture of life back then.


Ok here is a link to the 1965 ATR mag about how to build a Quater Inch VT!!


Ill add some more pics of defunct tape systems (i have a box of old formats)
If you have any of these please dont hesitate to email me and i can let you know if your tape could have a missing program on it.. and of course i could restore it for nix.

and I'm not mentioning the Recorders themselves.
I don't have a "player" myself but ive Re-jigged a few for collectors. mainly replacing caps and resistors and associated electronics. youd be amazed how this trick can make a pile of 30YO unplayable tapes play again!!

Here's a few tapes from my collection!!

I have no idea whats on em. I restored most of my decks (for like minded collectors who have "passed on" ) so have no assess to a deck to play em back on ( and if you have an old one lying around I'd love to hear from you!)
But these are mostly Sony CV2000 and CV1250 and other makes .

did you know that some Epps of "Countdown" and even a few missing "Tommy Cooper" shows have been saved on the same type of tape as below!!

so yes in short I like old Archive TV! and strive to preserve some of it. I have 1000's old old UK shows that will never see the light of day, and you know what I love em, call me weird I don't care.
But that's not where it ends ive spent years looking though "junk shops" for said tapes and TR's.
What are TR's well it stands for TeleRecordings, its the process of recording a Video tape onto film for presivation and or sending to another country to show. Australia had a LOT of TR shows that are no longer in any archive, Ive come close to finding some but not recently. Did you know that Z-Cars is only represented by a handful of shows? it ran for 16 years!!

Oh BTW Im still working on bringing you the sounds of 78's and Transcription discs and "lounge type" albums, but seeing Im Moving to Queensland in a week im trying to transfer a pile of LP's/78rpm's and that's what the computer is doing 24/7!!










Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Alf Garnett - The Writing On The Wall






Now I'm not just a fan of music and restoring records, British comedy looms large for me.
When i was a kid we had this 45 , I thought it a hoot, But it wasn't until the late 80's that I SAW Warren Mitchel's "Alf" (In Sickness and In health), Since then Ive amonted an extreamly large collection of Vintage Britt TV and have seen all the existing 60's epps of "Till Death", Including Up the Polls, the rare 1970 special with Eric Sykes and Spike Milligan, which was recorded onto "home video" a sony CV open reel format in 1970.

but about this disc. Well what can I say, you have to hear it to belive it..

If ANYTHING from popular culture is kept for the generations to come . let it be this platter. It'll make the buggers think!!!

Alf Garnett - The Writing On The Wall

Oh It's in a zip file, Which means ALL computers will be able to "read" it.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Podcast No.2

Time for Another "regular" Bradcast of forgotten 78's

In this Broadcast you will "thrill" to the Sounds of

Fats Waller - I've Got A New Lease On Love (Young Albert) HMV OA07752
Woody Herman - Five Oclock Whistle (Irwin) DECCA 68160
Vdisc 812B - Peanut Butter - Peanuts Huck and his Vdisc Men
Vdisc 812A part 1 - That Old Black Magic Voc Dick Farney with Ray Bloch ork
Ted Steele - Solitude (Ellington) DECCA 68261
Oscar Rabin and his Scrict Tempo - Honeysuckle rose
Meade Lux Lewis - Yancy Special (lewis) DECCA 90561
Grame Bell - Black And White Rag (Botsford) Parlo CE13215
Godern Fleece 45 Little Things - Rikki Henderson
Glenn Miller - Dippermouth Blues COLUMBIA
George Shearing - For You (Burke-Dubin) MGM 50-S-227
George Shearing - Geneva's Move(Best) MGM 50-S-22B
Bobby Hackett - Clarinet Marmalade (Shields-Ragas) PARLIO UK LA2126
Glen Grey - Sunrise Serenade (Carle) DECCA 65035
Adventures In Stereo - Sal Salvidor - Yesterdays. Decca Test Stereo LP

Of course one or two of these Tracks my already be on the "blog" but the majority of them are "Unheard"



Its a 224kps Mp3

Podcast No.2

Joe Harnell - Asphalt Jungle








Joe Harnell - Asphalt Jungle

Very "Enoch Light" sounds from Mr Harnell.
My Parents had this record and played it when I was very young, when I got a bit older I trashed their copy and spent the best part of 20 years trying in vain to Replace it!!
About a year ago I found a copy "online" paid for it and only the other week It came in the post!!

I really love the way out arrangements of the tracks, and get that crazy "tuned" drums. way out!!


The copy I received in the mail was ok. it had several large scratches which i have fixed up (in fact you'd never know they were there!)
and lots of general "Crackle" but still it was in better Nick than Mine (looked like My copy had been used as a dinner plate)
I employed very little Noise Reduction (hardly any but enough to clean some "noise out") and some crackle removing.

There is some light crackle left but to remove this would "muddy up" the top end and hey, Its a million times better Now that it was!!



01 - Asphalt Jungle Theme (kennedy-Ellington)
02 - Love For Sale (Porter)
03 - Lullaby Of Broadway (Warren-Dubin)
04 - That Old Black Magic (Will Hudson)
05 - Blues In The Night (Mercer-Arlen)
06 - Midnight Maddness (Joe Harnell)
07 - You The Night And The Music (Dietz-Schwartz)
08 - Take The A Train (Strayhorn)
09 - In The Wee Small Hours (Hilliard-Mann)
10 - Night And Day (porter)
11 - Solitude (De Lange-Ellington-Mills)
12 - Easy To Love (porter)



Joe Harnell - Asphalt Jungle

This Time I've Used "Zip" as the compression format. as I've had a lot of emails in the past about my "Rar" archives. Which apparently not many of you can open. so in changing to the "zip" format you should have no problems opening these on any computer without any "special" software.

Tell me how you go!!

A "Podcast" of TS discs

What Have I been doing the last few weeks?. Well I'm trying to get Archives In Newcastle (or (anywhere) Interested in my copies of Transcription Discs which could be important "historically"

As any kind of work in Newcastle is pretty much Non-Existent (to an Audio Engineer and IT Professional) who Doesn't Drive a car. and has applied for more jobs that most people alive (always get's back to "do you own your own car") and due to the crazy "rent" that landlords charge here In Newcastle, I'm forced to move interstate to try to find a job. So Before I leave I'd like the City Of Newcastle to have these Discs that I have Saved from destruction a "home", Although they are not the original discs that I possess I do have Fine "Flat" transfers of the discs, and also have some "restored" versions I made myself.
So far the archive of abc (sydney) can only accept ABC bdcast material (a lot of the discs originated from 2K0) I have some interest with the Newcastle University and perhaps the Newcastle Museum.

I cobbled together a string of "bits" from these discs and made a "podcast" so that archives could hear bits of the discs. The discs were all in "dire" condition with some discs very "mint"!
All the bits in the "podcast" are my "good" restorations.

I was hoping that handing back these discs to some kind of "archive" could get a little bit of publicity which would surly help me obtain work. but this hasn't been the case.
as Ive seen over the years by reading the local newspapers whenever someone finds something remotely Old and hand's it to some museum some "hoopla" always surrounds the event. but when a chance of historical RECORDINGS, not just a few faded photos or a old anchor or some piece of antique furniture. this is Oral History that YOU Can emersce yourself in. but stone me no one cares. oh well that's why's there's so much Missing TV and Radio.

There's all kind's of rare material here. openings of various important buildings, Local Radio shows, an OB when the Queen visited Newcastle (presenters calling the "action" from various Rooftops), including her speeches. etc etc..




A "Podcast" of TS discs

Its a direct download Mp3. just a very quick "assembly" to around 10 mins to record. so expect dodgey production values and me repeating stuff I've said. It was just so "people in the know" could hear.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Phew!! Neraly time for some more cool discs!




Been very busy laying down that wax.

in the last 2 weeks Ive transferred two full "milk crate" boxes of 78's
As I just play em into the system (checking the stylus each side) and have a whopping but Wav file ready to "cut and paste' into individual Numbers (I have a 2 foot pile of 78's still not "named" yet!!)

There's lots of common type stuff almost all recordings by Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey etc etc and many mutipules of each, Im disregarding what sounds better.. Its best just to transfer the Lot. found a few more "Joe Dainiels" which sounded quite cool. and loads of "other" stuff

A couple that "jummped out recently are:
Bob Chester and his band
Ken Griffin "at the organ"
Ziggy Elman
Johnny Hodges
Will Bradley (with Ray MCkinnley)
The 6 Alarm Six
Jimmy Dorsey's "original" Dixieland band

Plus some wierd Italian Mini 45's which are very very small (and I have the player too!) but they do play on my turntable (just)
and some cool tracks from some Seeburg 16RPM (on hold discs) fom the 60's. some nice Art Van Damme tracks on those!

and i could go on for hours..

Enjoy the scan
its a series of discs I'm transferring "when i can" they are not "rilled" so it takes time on each of em to "track" each "track"

Ive also been listening to a early 80's "history of pop radio" narrated By Noel Edmunds
which had a really interesting AFRS disc of Glenn millers AEF band. they just played Edwood G Robbinson Introing Glenn miller and it went into a string of pearls. and that version was very nice, they only played a breif bit but the Mic's were all set wrong and you could hear thej Rythm section clearer than before and Mel Powell was playing Piano riffs Like I aint heard before!!

Does anyone have a "clean" copy of this?

apart from that Ive been trying to "restore" a "grey market" Lp of Glenn Miller's AEF band in the UK with none other than Bing Crosby as Vocalist. They added a bit of reverb and killed all top end in an effort to "reduce noise" but it's still very nice to hear

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Do want my preamp, software?

Ok Im getting a lot of emails about

"how do I do this?"
"Can you sell me your preamp and or software?"
"Can I buy all your gear and have Exclusive rights for It?"

(just in, Ive been offered 100$US to "hand over" everything to a CD Company in the US who specialize in Remastering 78's. They give me 100$ , I refrain from using my own technology for good. Eh? how insane)

After saying "no thanks" its been a recerch project and a passion of mine that isnt finished yet!
I get very angry and quite rude reply's.
Which startle and confuse me. some are very very vicious and demand that I take all my content offline as they want to "steal my work" for their own gains. That is the most polite of em (over 40 emails and counting)

all from well meaning sorts that are just like me. People with a passion for restoring.
This I admire and respect. (the polite ones!) But, As Ive tried to state before and will again...


This whole restoring 78's and other mediums has been my passion for over 20 years,
It only all came "just right" after the purchase of some mighty fine stylus's
which were a gift!! I could never afford them, and unfortunately as they are wearing out which
is now the case I'll never afford to replace them.
after 20 years of reading (off and on) 1000's of electronics and audio magazine which
spanned back to 1939, I learned a great deal on the reproduction of the mediums.
as well as a first hand look at the technology at the time. I also have collected many
old player and promptly "pulled it to bit's" learning the "secrets"!.

Apparently when I was very very young. I never wanted toys, I wanted old electronics gear
to "play" with. I had old Transmitting gear, a Full desk with TT's from the late 40's, dozens of raidos tape decks all manner of stuf . I got my amateur Lincence when I was 12 (but never used it!!)
this gave me a incredible "start" to my learning on how the original discs were cut. This and reading of 1000's of mags which were very technical about the recording process.

This was the start!!..

I then started a radio show in the late 90's. and was playing big band swing type material.
I was totally disappointed at the quality of the sound from these "NEW REMASTERS" for the most part had come from "respected"
companies. I started hearing the same "dubs" on many a CD release. most were made by RCA in the late 50's!! this and the always annoying for me "reverb on mono releases" which I can't stand (although I know some people actually like this stuff)

I started to play with preamp designs and came up with a few idea's of my own.. Bought several different types, Pulled em to pieces and finally came up with my final design. Sparing nothing just the Highest of FI for my preamp.

Believe it or no,t a lot of my "restorations" I played "on air" between 2005-07. No one cared or noticed, It would take me hours and hours to prepare each show with discs that no one had heard for 60 years, while other presenters played crappy cd's of the more "popular" songs "in the mood" "sing sing sing" etc and got all the listers, respect and job offers so i got very dispondant with it all and for about a year "gave it up"
Applied for thousands of IT jobs, got a Degree in 99 and have stayed very currant, including building and designing Digital Cinemas For ******** ******.
I was the head IT guy there or i should say the ONLY IT guy there!! and helped install and design 100's of systems, In the end after they wouldn't pay me 30 hours overtime then i asked to be paid more than AU16$ an Hour for the IT, Electronic repairers (fixing all manner of gear) I did and the Metalwork every day This was not possible so I quit, Tried to get the dole to hold me over but was denied this as i had quit my job. had to live on handouts etc.
so to say when i was rejected over 2769 times for jobs Aplications in a 12 month period was pretty bad. when I had done SO MUCH it work in a 3 year period than most IT professionals today.

So last year I got "back on-track" I had no turntable, couldn't in a million years afford one so bought one on ebay that was broken "beyond repair" I got this for nothing and quickly had fixed the hundred or so "broken Tracks" on the circit board (most needing nearly microscope work)
Fixed it fine!! (ok it still needs work every week or so) but it is a direct drive model with variable speed. just what i need.

found I had a few boxes of 78's I had won at an auction about 10 years ago. so started to transfers what I new would be "different", being involved in a few Radio stations I kinda know what's available and whats not (or at least whats on poor sounding "Grey" market cd's).
Then it struck me after hearing some new cd's of transfers, that my "transfers" might be sort of unique. and believe me that's been the aim for the last 5 years of a hard very hard slog.

My whole aim in this field is to firstly obtain a job in this kind of work, or at least a job in archives (which has been my dream for as long as i can remember I'll even work as a cleaner in an archive!)

so to "give away" my years of rescherch overnight is kind of insulting to me as i can only hope you can appreciate and respect.
all I want is to be able to work for someone who can appreciate my work and a paid job!! not much to ask is it!!

so to the 30 or so people who email me (more coming each day!). I'm very sorry, this merge "skill" of mine is not to be given away, I can not provide schematics or Software Packages of my "rig". It's not just the tools you need to do this but a very good "ear" and the experience and the knowledge of 60 years of recording techniques that you could never learn from "the Net" .

would you ask a painter for his palette and brushes and expect to paint like him... think about it..


But rest assured I still love hearing your comments about my "restorations". It can be quite irritating after posting 10 or more 78's to find no one has commented on any of em!! this can "slow" my work down considerably. But as you are here because you LIKE my work , have it
yes have it for free and enjoy!!

Plus If you know anyone who would needs some transferring work .. let me know..!!

I know all this is is a Hobby, at it remains for me, as it always amazes me when I hear a disc Ive not transferred before. The thrill of a band playing a familiar song with a different arrangement still gives me a kick! and to be honest My preferred "take" on these discs are the RAW dubs. these are the ones I listen too!! like some, I have my Own De-clicker built in my head!!

I transferred some 40 78's today (moving interstate to find work. and don't want to lug em there)
some nice material like Joe Daniels (some i had "put off" as they are badly Scrashed)
most of em at the bottom of my "pile" but hey most were a revelation!!

Monday, September 22, 2008

An ABC "on air" Ident from 1948



The Above scan is from another "Show" but they all look alike!


Here's a interesting little snippert from the end of a Transcription disc Ive just cleaned up,
It's a contiunity anncouner !!! and is that the notes ABC ala NBC I hear?



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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Joe Daniels - Benin River Blues (Daniels & Williams) PARLO CE10662


Joe Daniels - Benin River Blues (Daniels & Williams) PARLO CE10662


Joe and his "drumtaskics" !!

I have a load of these discs BUT most have been in a fire and the first few (quite a few) grooves are damaged beyond repair. Ild like to get some more though (i have about 5 or so more to upload though)Joe Daiels - Benin River Blues (Daniels & Williams) PARLO CE10662


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1. Listion to my podcast. ( I was a Bdcaster for yonks, and you may be suprised at my content!)
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Slim Gaillard - Arabian Boogie (gaillard) MGM UK 10017-B





Slim Gaillard - Arabian Boogie (gaillard) MGM UK 10017-B

Slim the Father of rock and roll with another strange tune!!

MGM 78's are somewhat Inherently "noisy" no idea why must the "shellac" etc Used at the time. Every MGM 78 I have Spun sounds like Gravel had been mixed with the disc!!


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Fats Waller - Dry Bones (Rogers & Osborne) REGAL ZON OA051868




Fats Waller - Dry Bones (Rogers & Osborne) REGAL ZON OA051868

Need I say anything!!!



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Milt Hearth - Anvil Chorus (Verdi) DECCA 68831


Milt Hearth - Anvil Chorus (Verdi) DECCA 68831

Yep its that funky sound from milt and his trio..

Hammond's Ahoy.



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Fat's Waller - Don't Give Me That Jive (kirkby-Waller) REGAL ZON OA068812





Fat's Waller - Don't Give Me That Jive (kirkby-Waller) REGAL ZON OA068812

Fat's used this at one stage for his theme for his Radio programme. (which was fascinating, largely because of his humorous adlibs with the announcer)!!

Doesn't the Guitar "shine" on this, Far better than the muddy versions on CD I think.


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Oscar Rabin - Blue Skies (Berlin) REGAL ZON DR5110




Oscar Rabin - Blue Skies (Berlin) REGAL ZON DR5110

What you might ask. This is about as appealing as "Victor Sylverster's Dance Discs"

BUT, These guys played the "Charts" as written. No ad libs or musical gubbins anywhere.

so I think they are very,very important. Because, Just think some young fellow is getting into jazz/swing whatever and hears say charlie Parker or somesuch blowing his natural top on "Blue Skies" He might be amazed or think its kinda twee. But remember He's never heard a "straight" version of the song... Ever.. and is unlikely too as well. so How can he appreciate all the other versions of this song. quite simply he can't.. not without hearing it played "straight" and then hearing what his fav muso does to it. Get my drift?

I have loads of these and will post one every know and then.. I hope you too may now appreciate your own version of "blue skies" a little better after hearing this.

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Les Welch - Elevator Boogie (Benny Kay) Voc Joan Bobby TEMPO MX29106B


(again like most posted today a poor photo that I can't improve, I don't have the discs, and the photos were made strictly for "refrance")


Les Welch - Elevator Boogie (Benny Kay) Voc Joan Bobby TEMPO MX29106B

This one on a rare label called "Tempo" an Aussie release so I belive

Its a pretty Dire song though!!

I have 2 more TEMPO discs when I was doing a "78" type radio show a couple of years ago a Gentleman rang up the studio to tell me how rare the tempo 78's were !!

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Jack White - Waltzing Matilda REGAL ZON CAR6000


Jack White - Waltzing Matilda REGAL ZON CAR6000

Weird, Australia's "song" played in the UK !!

The singer is a bit "plummy"

But i like the swingy bits!

This is the "B" side to the previous post

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Fred McIntosh - Parden Me, Miss Australia (Cowan) REGAL ZON CT1961





Fred McIntosh - Parden Me, Miss Australia (Cowan) REGAL ZON CT1961

Well I never!!

again from a disc I picked up when i was a wee lad.. (and played rather too often)



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Slim Gaillard - Novachord Boogie (Gaillard) PARLO 138-B


Slim Gaillard - Novachord Boogie (Gaillard) PARLO 138-B

Slim the Father of rock and roll with another strange tune!!

OK the Novatone. another "organ" that never lasted. with a wierd tone. I also have 2 by Ted Steele with his Novatone Ork playing 2 by the Duke.

I have 2 more Novatone 78's by another artist as well!!

This disc had a Very poor "master" or "mother" disc. you could hear the "noise" come in just before the music started!! (like home made copy's of 78's)

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The Three Suns - March Of The Cards (fain) HMV E1-VB-1182


The Three Suns - March Of The Cards (fain) HMV E1-VB-1182

I have a few three suns 78's and they are pretty laid back and cool.. the 78's are much better than (in my option) than the LP's they released in the 50's - 60's
and yes thier "theme" song was Sunrise Serenade Written by Frankie Carle (of whom I have many 78's of)

Hammond
Guitar
Accordion

Ive only seen two CD's of thier work from the 78rpm era, and they wernt very good. I have quite a few more from the Fab three!

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Metronome All Stars - One O'clock Jump HMV OA060332





Metronome All Stars - One O'clock Jump HMV OA060332

What A line up, One of the annual Metronome All Star Jams. from ( I think 1941)

Benny Goodman
Tommy Dorsey
Charlie Christian
Art Berstien
Buddy Rich
Harry James
and the cream of the jazz/Swing world

I'll have to dig out side B.

Ive heard this on many CD's Lp's over the years but none have the crisp clean sound of the guitar on this one!!

Which is why I endeavor to do these from "not very clean/mint" 78's, I Hate it when some "engineer" thinks he will remove all the noise "dulling" the instrument's in the process.

This from wikpedia

''Metronome All-Stars 1941: "One O'Clock Jump"/"Bugle Call Rag", recorded by Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Cootie Williams, Tommy Dorsey, J. C. Higginbotham, Benny Goodman, Benny Carter, Toots Mondello, Coleman Hawkins, Tex Beneke, Count Basie, Charlie Christian, Artie Bernstein, Buddy Rich.

Don't think its all right though

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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Harry James - Get Happy COL Rhco4016




Harry James - Get Happy Columbia

Another one with a "lost" Scan

I wish I could get a better disc of this one (again a junk shop find) A bit worn. and as you can hear if you take too much "away" from it (see TMNR version) it's a little flat.

The weird distortion isn't my "declickers" going overtime ( a sound i hate on other peoples restorations) It's on the disc.. I'd say heavy steel needles!!

Its like all the other "band's within a band" at the time, But this one kinda rocks. and WHAT a trumpeter!!

Ive always Liked Max Geldray's version from the last of the 7th series of "Goon Shows"
another one I like is Nelson Eddy's version from a 1946 (bootleg) Radio disc.

again Ive lost the label scans,

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Arrival/Departure Of American Troops In France - Columbia 77249




Arrival Of American Troops In France - Columbia 77249
Departure Of American Troops In France - Columbia 77248



Now I don't Understand this disc at all!!.. I'ts called "DISCRIPTIVE" on the label. thinking (before treansfering) it was the "real" thing. I was kind of interested.. as it must have originated at the start of the "great War"
What it turns out to be is a bit of Propaganda aimed at allying the fears of all those at home.. Could this be the first real war propaganda to be recorded?

Dont Expect a sonic masterpiece! Ive have found (in a antuique store) some very cheap Pre Electric discs with some mighy nice labels. (this one is boring though)
and of course these must have been played to death (Gawd knows why!!)


Thanks goes to Luis for the below Info!

It was labelled as Peerless Quartet (as Prince's Band and Columbia Male Quartet), USA catalog number A-2354 (same matrix numbers as yours) and was recorded august 10, 1917 (Departure) and august 11, 1917 (Arrival)

also Mr Ian Grive Said..

There is an Australian version as well. Its on REGAL - Departure of the Australian Troops for the Front (Descriptive) (29378) G6883 Made in England. 2nd side is ????? The Australian Troops in Egypt.

Thanks Guys




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Glenn Miller - Boulder Buff - Booglie Wooglie Piggy




Glenn Miller - Boulder Buff (Eugene Novello - Fred Norman) 7/04/1941

Swingy largley forgotten tune by Mr Miller with his pal Chummy Magregor on Piano Duties.

This one sounds a load better than on those old (fake stereo) Lp's from RCA in the 70's!!



Glenn Miller - Booglie Wooglie Piggy (Roy Jacobs) 07/04/41

again Ive lost the label scanns,

Boogie woogie was (still) all the rage, Suprising enough Millers outfit recorded quite a few tunes in the style from 40-mid 42!!



These were recorded in the same session, the other two discs cut were
Chatanooga Choo Choo
I Know Why



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Glenn Miller - Boog It (Buck Ram - Jack Palmer - Cab Calloway) 30/03/1940





The Above photo was taken by a "fan" 20 days After the recording took place!!
I had a reply from "The Unknown Poster" who says the illuminating things...

"I see Tommy Dorsey, Gene Krupa and Charlie Barnet...plus another man holding a sax standing between Miller and Barnet.

and he or she is quite right too! i had no idea when i posted it as is was just going though masses of miller pics ive collected and did not look at the photo at all i was looking for the date it was taken!!.. anyone know what happened on the 4th of march 1940?

I have another pic of some of these guys (add Woody Herman and Sammy Kaye) breaking Champagne bottles over millers "bandstand" onstage the pic i scanned says 13th Jan 1941 !

Glenn Miller - Boog It (Buck Ram - Jack Palmer - Cab Calloway) 30/03/1940

(haha, The spell checker keeps trying change the name of the song to MOOG it, Hmmm an interesting concept)



But A nice "novelty" Number from Marion Hutton the the boys.

Ive always found the bits when she sings (is that what's its called!!) at the end a bit unnerving!!

Again from a worn out HMV pressing


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Spining the discs

Here's some of my youtube clips in super high Rez..

They are pretty boring so you have been warned.. just the "regular" restoration over a montage of spinning discs on my turntable.

Teddy Wilson - Blues Too

Glen Grey - Undecided

Larry Clinton - Jeepers Creepers


If anyone has a Youtube account , Would you mind searching for "Ade425mxy" and give each of my vids a High Rating?. I'm hopeing to be "featured" I may get some real work that way!!!

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Transcription discs coming soon




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Ok Ive found a Pile of transcription disc "photos" I took a few years ago.

And im cuurently working the audio's on some that will apper soon!!

And remember if you can "donate" Please do.. My aim is to have a real Rapidshare Account so this stuff won't dissaper any time soon.. and after that the aim is to have enough people that donate I can buy TS discs from ebay etc. and restore em for you. so click on the donate Button. You know it makes sence.