Hi Steve,
Perhaps you could tell us something about the ownership and operation of
HS if you were privy to that - I think it would be quite interesting.
What is the current status of Haydn Society? Some of their releases
actually made it to CD a decade or two ago, but have seen nothing
since.
Thanks.
Best wishes, Thomas.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Smolian" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Early stereo mass market tapes
> One early duplicator was Julie Koenigs at Dubbings. I visited there with
> a friend who used to run Haydn Society. They were somewhere on Long
> Island. This would have been 1963. I don't know how many years earlier he
> was in business. I saw my first Philips casette there.
>
> They issued a test LP as well.
>
> Steve Smolian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Fine" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 9:25 AM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Early stereo mass market tapes
>
>
>> Hi All:
>>
>> I'm trying to find out some history of the early stereo hifi era,
>> specifically the handful of companies that sprang up to make and market
>> stereo tapes. This would be circa 1955-56, when the first commercial
>> mass-duped 2-tracks were out. What was the business model for a company
>> like Livingston or Bel Canto? Were they basically run like boutique
>> record labels or differently? Aside from those two and Stereotapes, who
>> else was making original recordings as opposed to licensing and releasing
>> stuff from major labels or European sources?
>>
>> Also, we talked about Emory Cook and I believe there's someone on-list
>> here who actually worked with Cook. Did he jump into stereo tapes or
>> stick with his two-cartridge grooved disks?
>>
>> Finally, does anyone have any sales estimates on the first generation of
>> tapes? I know they were priced a bit higher than mono LP records and the
>> playback decks were expensive by mid-50s standards, so it was a niche
>> market. But, reel to reel tape obviously caught on enough that by the
>> quarter-track era (1958 or so onward), there was enough demand to allow
>> for a lot of catalog variety and many duping operations around the
>> country. By the late 60's, I think it was down to Bel Canto, Ampex Tapes
>> and a handful of smaller dupers but I might be wrong on that.
>>
>> OK, thanks in advance for any facts anyone can share.
>>
>> -- Tom Fine
>>
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