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>The Arkansas bit, by the way, is an old burlesque routine and was> > undoubtedly recorded many times by this underground form of entertainment.> The main version of this is "Mr. Speaker," a reasonably common party record issued on both the Zest and on an anonymous pressing. As per David Diehl's Blue Pages, the artist is known as "The Arkansas Traveler": ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- The ARKANSAS TRAVELER This orator introduces himself as "The Arkansas Traveler" on Signifying Monkey. In his book Pissing in the Snow and Other Ozark Folktales, Vance Randolph collected "Senator Johnson's Great Speech" recited by one H. A. Converse in Little Rock, AR. It is noted that the gentleman had a manuscript copy in hand but delivered the speech from memory. Whether it is he or some other "razorback" on these records is not known but the recording of Mr. Speaker is very similar to the published speech of the mythical senator. It has been conjectured that this was a satire written by Samuel Clemens upon the occasion of the Arkansas legislature's establishment of the official pronunciation of the state's name in 1881. Arkans-ASS seems to have lost out in the early balloting; as a consolation Mr. Buttbuster's Complaint is recommended. -Monolog ca. 1945-6. All known issues are anonymous. Mr. Speaker ZEST unnumbered, LD unnumbered (102-A) (135), *** unnumbered (15), *** PL 102-B (PL-102-B) -as The Speaker OFF THE RECORD unnumbered (305), JOY 619, *** unnumbered (305) -as Speaker *** unnumbered (128) (PL 102-B), *** unnumbered (2073 P.P) (NX1-2) -Monolog. Mr. Buttbuster's Troubles Part 1 *** PL 106-A Mr. Buttbuster's Troubles Part 2 *** PL 106-B -with guitar accomp. Signifying Monkey Part 1 *** PL 107-A Signifying Monkey Part 2 *** PL 107-B Forwarded by: David "Uncle Dave" Lewis Assistant Editor, Classical Rovi Corporation Rovi. The new name for Macrovision. -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marie O'Connell Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:55 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Subversive recordings Ummmmmm ?? On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Paul G Turney <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Paul Turney > > Sirensound Digital UK > Somerford House > 22 Somerford Road > Cirencester > ++44 (0) 1285 642289 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marie O'Connell [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 07:41 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Subversive recordings > > That is Bill and Betty! (Newlyweds) The recording I have is 1 week > beforethey get wed! Sorry, but I have to laugh out loud! We rarely get > thismaterial in our archive and so this is enligthening and definitely one > ofthe better finds to make me smile! I will need to also think of > anappropriate way to put them in the database!What I really want to know is > who was that phantom donor? Was he the pakehainterviewer in the historical > recordings where he is interviewing a 100 yearold Maori, including a Maori > translator? I love mysteries! Will keep youposted.Thanks for all the great > replies!CheersMarieOn Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Ian Nagoski wrote:> In > addition, there's a pretty extensive YouTube channel of this> material: > http://www.youtube.com/user/PartyRecords#p/u/1/pGSzdPrIwxM>> On Tue, Oct > 20, 2009 at 11:55 PM, Jack Theakston> wrote:> > I've no idea who Bill and > Betty were, but these records were quite common> and popular before the > 1960s. They were essentially "under the table"> records that were considered > smut at the time, so you had to know someone or> some place that would sell > them.> >> > The Arkansas bit, by the way, is an old burlesque routine and > was> undoubtedly recorded many times by this underground form of > entertainment.> My guess is that Bill and Betty were a > burlesque/party/convention circuit> couple that did these jokes regularly.> > >> > J. Theakston> >> >> >> >> > ________________________________> > From: > Marie O'Connell > > To: [log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tue, October > 20, 2009 8:08:34 PM> > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Subversive recordings> >> > I > recently preserved two sound mirror paper analogue tapes that were> > > accessioned into our collection a short while ago. The main audio of> > > historical interest has been recorded over in parts and this is where I> > need> > your help.> >> > There is a series of about six 78rpm recordings > that have been put on to> > these tapes. This is obvious due to the > distinctive clicks and pops and> > surface noise combined with this old > paper tape stock. One recording> > features Bill and Betty who are soon to > be married.........it goes on> from> > there! They have American accents and > I would place the date at being> > around the early 1950's, but that is hard > to pinpoint as there is no> > documentation at all. I would describe this as > an example of early> > pornography.> >> > Another example is about changing > the name of Arkansas. It features a> male> > voice with an American accent. > The language used is colourful and would> > probably still not be able to be > played over the airwaves today.> >> > And yet another recording features a > male and female, with American> accents> > (they do sound like Bill and > Betty!) and it is full of innuendos and very> > suggestive lines. Some of > the language in the remainder of the examples> > includes words which would > not be suitable for public broadcast.> >> > Would any of you have any ideas > about these recordings, where and how> they> > were made (eg. blackmarket, > back alley studio), where they were sold,> etc.> > It is not that difficult > to figure out who would buy them! Is anyone> > familiar with 78 recordings > such as these?> >> > Cheers> > Marie> >> >