7 1933 ALUMINUM RADIO TRANSCRIPTION DISKS - ALBERT BARTLETT (TANGO KING) & ORCH
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This is a set of SEVEN 12 inch ALUMINUM RADIO TRANSCRIPTION DISKS of a show called ALBERT BARTLETT (THE TANGO KING) AND HIS ORCHESTRA. This was broadcast over WEAF in New York City. They are two-sided and plays at 78 RPM. As far as I know, these are the ONLY known copies of this radio program!! I would welcome knowing of any other existing copies... A Google search of Bartlett only brings up 1933 references in old newspaper archives of broadcast times of this orchestra. I strongly suspect that Albert Bartlett was Bert Hirsch, from whose collection these shows came from.
Many years ago, I went to an estate auction in Connecticut, and purchased a couple of large boxes of old Radio Transcriptions that belonged to the estate of BERT HIRSCH. They had been sealed for many years. I paid a great deal for these as there was some clown with deep pockets who wanted them to nail to the walls of his music room for effect!! Even after the auction he wanted to buy a few from me for that reason...didn't happen. As I don't have a transcription player here, I rigged one together so I could hear a few of these recordings. The sound quality is just amazing! I only listened to a few. I have looked everywhere to see if these shows exist anywhere else and came up with nothing. The shows include commercials for a new brand of make-up, and are great to listen to! Why am I letting these historical recordings go?? Divorce, 'nuff said.
CONDITION - PLEASE READ! These are Aluminum Disks that are over 75 years old and had been stored away during all of that time. They NEED work! They have spots on many of them. A slightly damp cloth cleaned up a couple quite nicely. Some sides play quite well. The condition varies. They are not basket cases, although one side of really looks rough. The labels have fallen off of most of them, but there are a few of them in the sleeves. All are from early 1933. I have only heard a few sides of these broadcasts, and can't really say who or what is on them besides musical numbers and commercials. The sound and fidelity of these early broadcasts is nothing less than amazing! But they need restoring. I have done nothing to clean these recordings...thought it best to leave that up to those who want them. They should be preserved for future generations to enjoy. I wish I had one of those scanners for records!
Sorry for the photo..I did what I could.
I'll be listing quite a few of these Very Rare Radio Recordings that were made by and for BERT HIRSCH, so keep checking my listings.
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