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 Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/MickeyRClark M.C.Productions Vintage Recordings 710 Westminster Ave. West Penticton BC V2A 1K8 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lewis" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 8:45 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Howard Scott Dies > 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 >> >> >