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Autograph Records

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251:, Chicago, in the 1928–1929 period at Marsh Laboratories. These were pressed for distribution to other radio stations as 12" shellac 78 rpm discs. She indicated that a speed around 80 rpm was sometimes more accurate. On April 29, 1929, the recording contract went to Brunswick-Balke-Collender ( 140:
from New York City played his organ composition "Jesu Bambino" in Marsh's Chicago laboratory, and that the reproduction was described as excellent. The article went on to say that this accomplishment appeared to open a new area for the phonograph.
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was the first radio program to be distributed by recorded syndication, and Marsh Laboratories played a role in this. Elizabeth McLeod indicated in an e-mail of December 27, 2002, that recordings by
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on April 28, 1923, that a device invented by Marsh was successfully used to make a recording of organ music, until then considered impossible. The article stated that
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Powell, James R., Jr., Randall G. Stehle, and Jonathan D. Powell. "Vintage microphones and the restoration of early Marsh Laboratories electrical 78-rpm recordings."
122:, as opposed to the acoustical or mechanical method that was more commonly used. According to author Brian Rust, Marsh's first electrical records were made in 1924. 148:
for October 1924 indicating that "Orlando B. Marsh" had just moved to 78 East Jackson Boulevard. Marsh Laboratories became established on the seventh floor of the
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Marsh made recordings by his own experimental methods. Autograph was the first U.S. record label to release recordings made electrically with
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Although no longer releasing sides under his own label, Marsh continued to make recordings in Chicago for other labels (including Paramount,
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became interested in having Crawford make recordings for them, first by the acoustical process. Later, Victor recorded Crawford by the
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About the time that the Autograph records of Crawford were made, Jesse Crawford accepted an offer to be organist at the
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Building. This location attracted customers. Lyon & Healy sold sheet music, records, and musical instruments.
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and also as the organist used by Orlando Marsh. Charles was recorded by Marsh Laboratories at the
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by artists in Chicago which was recorded on the label. The most famous of all are the duets by
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were made in advance of the live airing of the Amos 'n' Andy radio shows on
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Columbia Graphophone marketed electrical 12-inch in early 20s.
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McLeod, Elizabeth. A & A Recordings; December 27, 2002.
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Milton Charles succeeded Jesse Crawford as organist at the
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The last Autograph records seem to have been recorded in
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Brian Rust also reported that there was a note in the
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Index

Orlando R. Marsh
Jazz
Chicago, Illinois
record label
Chicago, Illinois
Orlando R. Marsh
microphones
Time
Pietro Yon
Lyon & Healy
jazz
King Oliver
Jelly Roll Morton
pipe organ
Jesse Crawford
Paramount Theatre in New York City
Victor
Western Electric
Chicago Theatre
Tivoli Theatre (Chicago)
Paramount Records
1926
Gennett
Black Patti
Amos 'n' Andy
Freeman Gosden
Charles Correll
WMAQ (AM)
Brunswick Corporation

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