Christiern Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 I remember that B&O model with the turntable--they were always innovative. I had the first tape recorder they made, a big black box with a small, green eye-type volume indicator. That's the machine I used when I recorded the Ken Colyer band, Monty Sunshine Trio, etc. in 1953. I also used it to record Humphrey Lyttleton's band in London a month earlier. Fortunately, I had the foresight to buy a B&O ribbon microphone, so the sound is pretty good. (I was working for Fona at the time). Apropos Henrik Johansen, his father manufactured toilets and I recorded the Sunshine trio (with Lonnie Donegan, and Chris Barber on bass) in a fairly large bathroom at the Johansen home. As for Storm P, I don't think his humor translates easily--it was very Danish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 You had a reel-to-reel deck that had a turntable on top? Wow, the mind reels, no pun intended. Gota picture of that puppy? I'd love to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 The spindle protruded between the two reels and the turntable fit right on top. I don't recall how the tone arm was attached, but the damn thing worked! I had a Magnavox tape recorder that was driven by my Philips turntable. It was triangular and had two feet that rested on the board, just free of the turntable. The audio was hooked up to one's radio. It was a cheap and unsatisfactory solution. It used small reels and what one recorded could only be played back on the same gadget. Before I purchased my B&O tape recorder, I had their wire recorder, which was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 (edited) I found some pictures (1950-1953 vnitage).... This is the wire recorder I used to own This is my first tape recorder And here is the turntable-cum-tape machine... Note that the wire recorder also had a turntable. Edited July 13, 2005 by Christiern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 That's some cool shit, man. Thanks for posting that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolff Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 (edited) Cool pics. I know little about Proper and Definitive, beyond the fact that they exist, but are they the labels that pirate U.S. reissues like Uptown's Mingus set? ← Yes, they are. Here is a hypothetical example/question regarding individuals making and even selling CDRs. The performances on Fats Navarro: Memorial Album(Blue Note 5004) are public domain. The PD label Past Perfect made CDRs and LPs of this material and it is selling worldwide, as I type. They did not license from BN or pay royalties. They did not have to according to EU law. They just dubbed a CD/LP and packaged it. A fellow EU board member can do the same thing with these performances and it's perfectly legal and should not be frowned upon by fellow board members, AFAIC. There is no difference between a guy selling a CD from Past Perfect, Disconforme or Proper, or seeling a CDR of the same perfomnces made from his CD or LP. Nothing wrong with making and distributing CDRs if they fit the above criteria. Food for thought.... Edited July 13, 2005 by wolff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 There may be nothing ILLEGAL about that, under EU copyright law. However, I'd say there's something unethical, or at the very least immoral about it. The three original LPs that are the subject of this thread do not meet the 50 yr threshold (or whatever it is) under EU law, and are therefore not public domain in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolff Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 The three original LPs that are the subject of this thread do not meet the 50 yr threshold (or whatever it is) under EU law, and are therefore not public domain in Europe. ← Granted. Are the PD label and individual equally unethical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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