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Played on a green 1929 HMV 101 portable gramophone is Jack Albin & His Orchestra (as Lloyd Keating & His Music) on electric Harmony 1226-H (100423; matrix not listed in Rust's "American Dance Band Discography" but ca. July, 1930). Vocal is listed as by Tom Frawley.(another pseudonym?). This is very nice indeed!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHv-cnyd3Q4[/youtube]
"I'm Yours" by Jack Albin played on HMV 101
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Re: "I'm Yours" by Jack Albin played on HMV 101
Thank you, Adam, for playing those two selections on your two 101's!
Thoroughly entertaining, both!
Thoroughly entertaining, both!
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Re: "I'm Yours" by Jack Albin played on HMV 101
Very enjoyable. 
I am curious. I hear many good things about 101s. For those of you who may have a variety of portables, how does the sound of 101s compare with Victors, Brunswicks, etc. of the same period?
Clay
I am curious. I hear many good things about 101s. For those of you who may have a variety of portables, how does the sound of 101s compare with Victors, Brunswicks, etc. of the same period?
Clay
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1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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Re: "I'm Yours" by Jack Albin played on HMV 101
Clay, my Victor 1-5 has quite similarly good sound, but that has a restored brass Victor No.4 reproducer. Both are better than any Viva-tonal model I've owned (160, 163), but that's probably because the red rubber flange at the rear of those reproducers was dried and there were air leaks (this is a known problem with those American Columbia portables). I have also owned a Victor Orthophonic VV 2-65 which had nice sound, but probably not as good as the 101s. Frankly, I have found that my 101s have as nice sound as my 102s, and that's saying a lot. And the quality of construction of the HMV portables (both 101 and 102) was quite a bit better and more sophisticated than that of the others I've owned (including esp. the 1-5, which suffers from a cheap, underpowered motor and poorly-designed tonearm and crank entrance). I've never owned a Brunswick.
Adam
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Re: "I'm Yours" by Jack Albin played on HMV 101
Clay,
For what it's worth, considering my machines; a 1906 Home model "C" reproducer, 1912 VV-VXI No. 2 reproducer, and 1917 VV-VIA N0.2 reproducr, the 101 (c. 1926), with an HMV #4 reproducer, quite literally blows them away. Much better dynamics and range, IMO.
I still need to replace the gaskets in the reproducer, but still the sound really amazes me. Yesterday, George pointed out the larger reproducer (I assume in proportion to sound tube and horn) as part of that equation.
Fran
For what it's worth, considering my machines; a 1906 Home model "C" reproducer, 1912 VV-VXI No. 2 reproducer, and 1917 VV-VIA N0.2 reproducr, the 101 (c. 1926), with an HMV #4 reproducer, quite literally blows them away. Much better dynamics and range, IMO.
I still need to replace the gaskets in the reproducer, but still the sound really amazes me. Yesterday, George pointed out the larger reproducer (I assume in proportion to sound tube and horn) as part of that equation.
Fran
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Re: "I'm Yours" by Jack Albin played on HMV 101
Lovely sounding 101. The singer might be Irving Kaufman.
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Re: "I'm Yours" by Jack Albin played on HMV 101
There's a blast from the past! Helooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Bart1927!bart1927 wrote:Lovely sounding 101. The singer might be Irving Kaufman.
And you're probably right, it could be Irving Kaufman.
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Re: "I'm Yours" by Jack Albin played on HMV 101
Hi Wolfe, hello to you, too! I've been away for a little while (on account of all kinds of private stuff I won't bore you with) but I'm back again.Wolfe wrote:There's a blast from the past! Helooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Bart1927!bart1927 wrote:Lovely sounding 101. The singer might be Irving Kaufman.
And you're probably right, it could be Irving Kaufman.