"The man who made more records" is definitely Henry Burr, and that was
established recently, when dedicated research showed that he surpassed even
Bollywood movie music singer Lata Mangeshkar.
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On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> On the back cover of RCA's first for-release digital recording, Bartok's
> "Concerto For Orchestra" by Ormandy/Philly, producer Jay David Saks wrote
> that Ormandy's recording career "has spanned over half a century -- from
> 78rpms, both acoustical and electrical, through mono and stereo LPs to
> quadrophonic ..." Is it true that Ormandy recorded acoustic 78's? Can
> anyone provide details on his earliest recordings?
>
> Saks further describes Ormandy as "the man who has made more records than
> any other person in history." Is that true? More than Karajan? More than
> Dorati?
>
> -- Tom Fine
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