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Fred Van Eps’ Earliest Recordings now at the UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive.
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I do believe this is of interest here! Thanks to my friend Rick Benjamin of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, for alerting!Very best to all, as always,C. …Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by thereallyniceman May 13, 2023.
Fred Van Eps 1959 Interview.
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In observance of our luminary Fred Van Eps' 144th birthday today, I pass along a short yet interesting and informative 1959 interview with phonograph enthusiast Albert Brouse, of whom I also provide…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by thereallyniceman Dec 30, 2022.
Gordon Dando and William Ball.
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So in memory of Gordon Dando, and in the wake of his funeral yesterday in England, I’ve transferred and am posting here what must be among, if not the most, ultra-rare recordings of William Ball,…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by F. Chris Ware Nov 14, 2016.
All our problems are solved!
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Once more, thanks to S. S. Stewart!1949, and a last gasp for the Stewart name about which I was not previously aware. (Joel, do you have one of these in your collection?) It has a "pilot light." (No…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jody Stecher Sep 18, 2016.
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"Greetings to all,
Happy Canada Day, three days late, in the spirit of our two nations' longtime friendship and trust, despite our current US administration's appalling efforts to the contrary.
Anyway, the original recording of Magee is not…"
"Thank you so much for the "heads up",Chris. This is a real delight to look forward to!"
"Ah! That explains why I couldn't find them. I'll start looking again in July. Thanks for alerting us all."
"Hi Jody,
The Facebook notice was simply an announcement by UCSB that Van Eps' personal collection of his very earliest cylinders had just been donated to the archive; they'll be digitized and publicly posted in the upcoming weeks and…"
"That's the site were I found only 7 Van Eps recordings and not all early and not all digitized, just listed as being in the collection in a drawer or shelf somewhere. So I'm still wondering where these Earliest Recordings can…"
"Hi Jody,
The UCSB Cylinder Archive seems to only use Facebook (which I hate and do not have an account with, not that it matters) to make public announcements and general blog-ish postings. Their own homepage is, however, readily accessible here,…"
"Chris, this is very relevant to the ongoing discussion of whether early cylinder recordings of banjo sound good or not. The link is to a Facebook page. When I go directly to the UCSB collection I find only 7 Van Eps recordings and some are not…"
Fred Van Eps’ Earliest Recordings now at the UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive.
I do believe this is of interest here! Thanks to my friend Rick Benjamin of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, for alerting!Very best to all, as always,C. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0R37CXSYyvu6Bp4bjkV1G9hatewDnxS7kHcXVfeafeL6kWZ3YcaCaoD2bF58pnPPEl&id=100063737403326See More
"Hi Chris, thanks for findind and sharing all these gems!
I have added a player to your post and saved a copy of the interview for the vaults!
Have a great New Year and let's all forget 2022 and its troubles."
Fred Van Eps 1959 Interview.
In observance of our luminary Fred Van Eps' 144th birthday today, I pass along a short yet interesting and informative 1959 interview with phonograph enthusiast Albert Brouse, of whom I also provide a couple of 1949 LATimes photographs scraped from the bowels of newspapers.com.FRED VAN EPS INTERVIEW 1959 with Albert BrouseAmong the interesting tidbits is that Van Eps so told Mr. Edison off for his terrible musical taste that he ceased recording for the company until he could return on terms…See More
"Hey, I can add one, too; just received and scanned it a couple of weeks ago.
It's missing a cover, but whatevs, as the kids say. Joel, note page five and the electrifying thrill-ride discussion of bridges. (Grover Non-Tip is "the latest…"
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"Absolutely fantastic in every way! Wow, in a word, and holy cow, in two. Many thanks for recording this complicated tune, and for posting it!"
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- At 12:00 on October 8, 2015,
Joel Hooks said…
Hi Chris, thanks for sharing all the fantastic stuff with us! A while ago you posted the Weston supplement to the SSS Journal. I am attempting to put together the complete run of Journals and do not have that issue. Any chance you wold be willing to share?
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