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Here's one of my latest acquisitions. Gus Arnheim and His Ambassador Hotel Cocoanut Grove Orchestra playing "My Troubles Are Over". While it's a great arrangement, the recording itself doesn't sound that great, it sounds more like a Victor Batwing from 1925 than a 1929 Okeh. I assume it's caused by bad acoustics. It was recorded January 17, 1929 in Los Angeles. Other recordings made in the same month suffer from the same problem.
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Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
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bart1927
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Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
OE record has more reverberation and more top end than I'd expect from an early VE. Also sounds better if you turn up the bass a smidge.
Good record.
Good record.
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bart1927
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Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
It certainly is a great record. I compared the sound of this Okeh to that of an early Victor Electric, because several of those have the same sonic characteristics: very little bass, lots of reverb and sometimes a slightly distorted sound (for instance Victor 19809 and 19756). I assume this was because electrical recording was still new, so recording engineers were still experimenting with different setups, trying to get everything to sound right.Wolfe wrote:OE record has more reverberation and more top end than I'd expect from an early VE. Also sounds better if you turn up the bass a smidge.
Good record.
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Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
Once you hear the Ted Weems recording of "My troubles are over", every other version sounds less than stellar to my ears. Still, it's a great song no matter the performer.
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Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
Very nice !.....normal gold letter black background label??
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bart1927
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Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
Yes. Catalogue number 41208.Vinrage_mania wrote:Very nice !.....normal gold letter black background label??
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Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
I've been chasing this one for a long time. Congrats on finding it and thanks for posting it!
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bart1927
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Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
You're welcome! It's quite hard to find, and when you do happen upon a copy, it's usually rather expensive, and the same goes for other Arnheim's on Okeh, especially the hot ones.gramophone-georg wrote:I've been chasing this one for a long time. Congrats on finding it and thanks for posting it!