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$32.99 In StockEtching the Voice: Emile Berliner and the First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895 (Various Artists)
2021 Grammy Nominee: Best Historical Album & Best Album Notes These recordings were made between 1889 and 1895 at the launch of Emile Berliner's disc gramophone in Europe. They are the first and scarcest manufactured sound recordings in the world--the archetypes of the 78, the 45, the EP, and the LP. Gathered together, all surviving discs could be...
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$31.99 In StockThe Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 4 (Various Artists)
Volume 4 of The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings features 59 selections recorded between January and June 1932. The notes in the 24-page booklet follow the story of the Durium Corporation as they moved their focus from the weekly releases to the more lucrative business of producing advertising records, before eventually folding in 1934.
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$31.99 Out of stockThe Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 3 (Various Artists)
Volume 3 of The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings picks up where Volume 2 left off and features 51 tracks including the Durium 5 minute records and a number of rare advertising records. The package includes a 24-page booklet with complete discographical information, an essay about the Durium Corporation and notes on the recordings.
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$31.99 In StockThe Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 2 (Various Artists)
The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 2 includes 48 tracks, spanning 1930 through 1931, by standout bands led by Vincent Lopez, Ted Fiorito, Harry Reser, Sam Lanin, and Don Voorhees. Plenty of rare gems are here too, including all five A-series Durium Juniors (featuring Eva Taylor, Frank Luther, and Carson Robison), an experimental 5-minute Hit...
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$31.99 In StockThe Complete Hit of the Week Recordings, Volume 1 (Various Artists)
The first double-CD set in an eventual four-volume series featuring all regular weekly issues of these cardboard records that were the best-selling records during the Depression, along with several advertising and uncommonly scarce promotional records from the Durium Company. The biggest names in 1930s music are here: Ben Pollack, Phil Spitalney, Vincent...
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$15.99 In stockThe Pink Lambert: A Collection of the First Celulloid Cylinders (Various Artists)
22 songs, sketches, whistling solos, and band performances from ca. 1902, with detailed notes in a 16-page glossy booklet. Featured artists are the (original) American Quartet, Collins and Natus, Joe Belmont, Harry Macdonough, Sousa cornetist Otto Mesloh, and the Metropolitan Band. Includes original research into the operation of the Lambert Company of...
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