Electrophone - the first release
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 3:53 pm
There has been a bit of renewed interest on Electrophone cylinder records on this board lately. Electrophone records were produced by Dennis Valente (of APSCO) and Peter Dilg. Dennis and his wife Patti used to have an antique phonograph retail store in Floral Park, NY and I was a frequent visitor and customer.
Anyway, one day Patti told me that they had started making cylinder records and they had made a few copies of a couple of titles. She also told me that they would soon be changing the packaging and labels on their boxes, and I should strongly consider buying at least one of their early efforts.
I am attaching pictures of what I am quite sure is the very first Electrophone release. This is "Crazy Rhythm", played by Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, recorded probably around 1982 or 83. This is the very early box label that was soon changed. Note that all the identifying information for the record is handwritten (and that "Rhythm" is misspelled.) These wax records were all released on Miller-Morris blanks. Later releases came out on a plastic/resin material in various colors. Some of those have held up better than other. To the best of my knowledge, this is their first release. A small strobe disk was included with the record.
If someone knows of an Electrophone discography, I would be grateful for more info.
Anyway, one day Patti told me that they had started making cylinder records and they had made a few copies of a couple of titles. She also told me that they would soon be changing the packaging and labels on their boxes, and I should strongly consider buying at least one of their early efforts.
I am attaching pictures of what I am quite sure is the very first Electrophone release. This is "Crazy Rhythm", played by Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, recorded probably around 1982 or 83. This is the very early box label that was soon changed. Note that all the identifying information for the record is handwritten (and that "Rhythm" is misspelled.) These wax records were all released on Miller-Morris blanks. Later releases came out on a plastic/resin material in various colors. Some of those have held up better than other. To the best of my knowledge, this is their first release. A small strobe disk was included with the record.
If someone knows of an Electrophone discography, I would be grateful for more info.