On 10/8/2012 11:36 AM, Mickey Clark wrote:
> I have electrical issues on Columbia as early as January 1925- by Art
> Gillham and  The Associated Glee Clubs of America waxed electrically by
> March. I've issued discs by both these artists - Mickey

And I transcribed a couple of Irish records, both by the same artist, 
recorded a few weeks apart, onw acoustic, one electric. Again, early 1925.

But according to the information I've read, Western Electric first 
approached Victor in late 1923 or early 1924, and Columbia shortly 
after. It took the two companies a year (and a disastrous Christmas 
sales season) to decide they would adopt the new system.

Peace,
Paul

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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lewis" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 8:45 AM
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>> In all due respect, while Victor and Columbia readily embraced electric
>> recording, the smaller labels did resist, mainly as they didn't have the
>> capital resources to make the switch.
>> Brunswick had it's "light ray" process which, though a mystery, seems to
>> have been used by others as well as a way to dodge the equipment upgrade
>> and hefty licensing fees.
>> Gennett's electrical system, such as it was, was terrible sounding at
>> first. You would think that Marsh Labs, with its earlier, inferior
>> electrical system, would have prospered as a
>> result. But it didn't. Homer Rodeheaver closed his own acoustic studio in
>> Chicago in the fall of 1925 rather than to upgrade. I think BD&M went
>> that
>> route also.
>>
>> There was a little economic slump in 1925-26 that also wreaked havoc
>> among
>> the smaller labels, so it wasn't just that. But the changeover to
>> electric
>> was a major contributing factor
>> to the disappearance of certain labels in those years.
>>
>> Dave Lewis
>> Lebanon, OH
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Dennis Rooney
>> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Tom,
>>>
>>> No. Western Electric demonstrated their system to both Victor and
>>> Columbia.
>>> Each signed and began releasing electrical recordings by spring 1925.
>>>
>>> DDR
>>>
>>>
>>
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