I think that wires and home recorded reels are the "last frontier" of
great audio finds, particularly for radio and early tv shows.
How many people are throwing away those old reels that dad kept in the
basement with his old fashioned hi-fi?
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 12:41 PM, JAMIE HOWARTH <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Would love a shot at this, the Woody Guthrie wire sounded good after the speed wobbles were gone.
>
> Jamie Howarth
> Plangent Processes
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> Who is the owner?
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> On Jul 17, 2012, at 11:32 AM, David Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Hey, Elvis is Elvis. There will always be interest in the "King" whereas
>> the 'grass/C&W is more of interest to us specialists.
>>
>> However, I feel that this is a real find. Elvis recorded an incredible
>> amount of junk; movie songs, bad live performances (from 1974 forward),
>> failed attempts at hits, etc. There was once a bootleg LP
>> called "Elvis' Greatest S__t" which simply transposed the letter to the
>> word "Hits" to achieve the new title.
>>
>> But this is far from junk, and it comes from the grass roots period in
>> Elvis' career, in reasonably good sound. There is a live recording of
>> Elvis, Scotty & Bill from Louisiana Hayride out there that, despite
>> its value as a performance record, has miserably horrible sound. AFAIK
>> there are not many others from this trio.
>>
>> Uncle Dave Lewis
>> Lebanon, OH
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Chris J Brady <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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>>> I wish they'd have played the rest. I found the bluegass / C&W more
>>> interesting!! CJB.
>>>
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