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Within the last days, we worked out a new section in the German 78rpm Forum:

The sounding Ragtime Book

c. 1908

http://translate.google.com/translate?u ... 8&oe=utf-8

or in the german version:

http://grammophon-platten.de/page.php?206



Here you can listen, if you like to some of the best Ragtime & Cakewalk recordings made in the monarchal era.

Have fun

PS: sorry about the crude google translator...

mmm, Weg für Kuchen!
Also, sorry about the loose interpretation.

I really like the boldness of the Starkton record label.
It is a good example of graphics over function. It sells the brand first.

A nice selection of music too.
I am most fond of Arizona.

James
Tucson, AZ

i have this recording on abc record. sounds other, i think, that vocal is better. but your site is phantastic!

What a great site. I will be spending some time on this one!
Jim

Some of the Labels with our "Ragtime Book" http://grammophon-platten.de/page.php?206
Please do not use the automatic (google) translation with this part of our site, as the flashplayer with the music will be lost due to the software. Enjoy!

Thank you for these. Fascinating recordings. I dont think the band quite got the accent on the rarely heard verse of Oh You Beautiful Doll ! The Cohan record is just great. Played it twice

Very nice!

Clay

Yes, some of the attemps by German bands with ragtime music succeeded well, others…
We had between c. 1911 and 1914 a so called “Ragtime King” in Germany (Berlin): The (Romanian) Bandmaster Giorgi Vintilescu from the Palais de danse. He made a lot of recordings, also with modern rags, two-steps and so on. Extraordinary for this time, he didn´t led the usual (big) brass band, but a smaller Orchestra with violins, cello, piano, brass and drums. Virtually the precursor of modern dance bands. And this around 1910!

Here are some of his recordings with modern dance music of the time: http://grammophon-platten.de/e107_plugi ... iew.34.0.2

Regards