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August 4, 1870: Born: Sir Harry Lauder, Scottish singer, comedian, and popular Gramophone Company/Victor recording artist.

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"Harry Lauder makes records for the Victor Company," and I'm pretty confident that's the best-known part of his discography. Maybe less familiar for some, he was an Edison artist before going to Victor (I presume before, anyhow; haven't checked). During a certain period, the Edison Phonograph Monthly is full of references to him, his recordings, and their value to the company's dealers. His Edisons, as far as I know, were all four-minute cylinders; Edison's discs for that market seem to have been made by an immitator named Glen Ellison. Lauder also recorded for Pathé.

I included a couple of his Victor records, played on a Victrola IX, in the companion video for an article I wrote a while back, which includes a little bit of biographical information: https://www.tnt-audio.com/vintage/army_ ... ers_e.html

Everything you want to know about Harry Lauder : http://www.sirharrylauder.com/index.html