Sheesh! what is everybodys prob! We should be grateful any of this cylinder or early disc stuff still exists, let alone noise free. McCormack was head and shoulders above any artist and that can be heard even with the noise. Check out his 1920's version of I Hear You Calling Me. Wonderful.
wrt copyright.. it is ridiculous that anyone would worry about a recording made so long ago. If an original 78 issue is being played then it will be public domain by now; anyone concerned with the production of this recording will be long dead. It's a pity that people are still trying to cash in on material made before their parents were born! Maybe they thought u had posted a recent CD transcription (which would be copyright).
I confess that I hate these attempts to remove noise from 78rpm records. The music sound is inevitably ruined. It sounds like I'm listening down a drainpipe! I'd rather tolerate the noise, and hear everything of the music that got onto the disk. But thanks for posting :)
@JamesEncliffe I quit using the noise removal feature in Audacity for the very same reason you state. I have tried to repost a better recording of this record, but YouTube blocked it due to copyright issues.
One of my all time favourite tenor singers ranking up there with Kenneth McKeller superbly singing Annie Laurie. This takes me way back. As kids of Scottish and Irish parentage I remember we played our '78 of this recording on our old record player over and over again and as scratchy as it sounded measured in today's standards nothing could detract away from John McKormick's wonderful gifted voice. This still holds true today hearing this clip. Thnx for the memory snapshot.
It can't be that old. Record players weren't even out yet I think. This must be from the 20's or 30's judging by the sound quality. Probably 1933 or so
I'm sorry but you're wrong. Edison invented the cylinder phonograph in 1877. Disc "talking machines" were made from 1890 onwards. In YouTube you can find a lot of disc records from one-hundred years ago or even older
@AndyHanturd It is that old guy. Recorded music began in the late 19th century. They had cylinders and then discs (records) by the start of the 20th century. Early records were single sided but within a few short years they were double sided. So, yes, records have been around for over 100 years now and the phonographs they were played on. The early ones were wind up and in the late 20's they started using electric.
@opelske Because James Dunn sings this very song after an argument with his wife played by Dorothy Maguire. He literally drowns her out with it. Deanna Durbin I can't explain. Always brings a tear to my eye.
Old 78's, no matter what vintage seem to be $1 each in antique and junk shops, and have been about that price for the last 40 years. They are very hard to sell on E-Bay. Certain records may be valuable to collectors, such as pre-Nipper Victor discs. These records are very affordable to collectors if you can find the ones you want, but are usually difficult to sell if you have ones that do not fit into your collection.
Thats amazing haha coz im at my grandparents and my grandma is talking about family history, and she was saing the grandma is a fergusson and Annie Laurie married a Fergusson...So i hav no idea how many greats she is to me...haha. Im 13 and live in NZ btw. . .yup. haha
Also, Jeanette MacDonald made a very fine recording of the song. As a rule, if McCormack sings a ballad, that's the version I prefer. But, in this case, my favorite "Annie Laurie" is Melba's recording.
Hello Rolf: Thank you for writing. I play these records on a Brunswick phongraph. It is currently turning at 79 RPM. I am going to take the motor out soon for oiling, and I will see if I can readjust the speed to exactly 78 RPM at that time. I record with a microphone about 1 meter in front of the phonograph, and record into the hard drive with Audacity, a free program you can find on the internet. You can take a noise profle from the tail at either end of a song to remove the hiss.
My mother, here in America, of Scottish descent, used to sing this when I was a little girl, also "Loch Lomond."
astrolog7000 1 month ago
Sheesh! what is everybodys prob! We should be grateful any of this cylinder or early disc stuff still exists, let alone noise free. McCormack was head and shoulders above any artist and that can be heard even with the noise. Check out his 1920's version of I Hear You Calling Me. Wonderful.
murraymae 5 months ago
Terrible audio. patriot4913 has a good version.
fretkillrlives 5 months ago
It seems odd to me that my Voctrola sounds great but when I down load to YouTube it sound God Awful..........something is wrong........
HarborGuy 5 months ago
One of the 20th.century's finest vocalists. Bravo J.M.
paulostroff99 6 months ago
wrt copyright.. it is ridiculous that anyone would worry about a recording made so long ago. If an original 78 issue is being played then it will be public domain by now; anyone concerned with the production of this recording will be long dead. It's a pity that people are still trying to cash in on material made before their parents were born! Maybe they thought u had posted a recent CD transcription (which would be copyright).
JamesEncliffe 7 months ago
I confess that I hate these attempts to remove noise from 78rpm records. The music sound is inevitably ruined. It sounds like I'm listening down a drainpipe! I'd rather tolerate the noise, and hear everything of the music that got onto the disk. But thanks for posting :)
JamesEncliffe 7 months ago
@JamesEncliffe I quit using the noise removal feature in Audacity for the very same reason you state. I have tried to repost a better recording of this record, but YouTube blocked it due to copyright issues.
DavidN23Skidoo 7 months ago
Thanks for posting this. We just inherited this record and don't have the means to play it yet.
deblueg1rl 8 months ago
One of my all time favourite tenor singers ranking up there with Kenneth McKeller superbly singing Annie Laurie. This takes me way back. As kids of Scottish and Irish parentage I remember we played our '78 of this recording on our old record player over and over again and as scratchy as it sounded measured in today's standards nothing could detract away from John McKormick's wonderful gifted voice. This still holds true today hearing this clip. Thnx for the memory snapshot.
brexander1 8 months ago
@brexander1 -Your spelling of his name is repugnant as is comparing McKeller to him.No insult intended to another also fine singer.
paulostroff99 6 months ago
Maxwellton braes are bonnies where early fa's the dew
And it's there that annie laurie gied me her promise true
Gied me her promise true which n'er forgot shall be
And for bonnie annie laurie I'd lay me down an' dee
Her brow is like the snawdrift ner neck is like the swan
Her face is the fairest that e'er the sun shone on
That e'er e'er the sun shone on and dark blue is her e'e
willsandroses 1 year ago
Maxwellton braes are bonnie,
Where early fa's the dew,
and 'twas there that Annie Laurie
Gie'd me her promise true.
Gie'd me her promise true,
That ne'er forgot will be,
And for Bonnie Annie Laurie,
I'd lay me doon and dee (die)
Corrie121 1 year ago
Jaysus. What is the world coming to? A greedy commentator puts a price on this gift.
frankthegrove 1 year ago
awesome! TY
paulostroff99 1 year ago
THis recording is 100yrs old
tenorismo 2 years ago
It can't be that old. Record players weren't even out yet I think. This must be from the 20's or 30's judging by the sound quality. Probably 1933 or so
AndyHanturd 2 years ago
@AndyHanturd
I'm sorry but you're wrong. Edison invented the cylinder phonograph in 1877. Disc "talking machines" were made from 1890 onwards. In YouTube you can find a lot of disc records from one-hundred years ago or even older
anonerapper 1 year ago
@AndyHanturd It is that old guy. Recorded music began in the late 19th century. They had cylinders and then discs (records) by the start of the 20th century. Early records were single sided but within a few short years they were double sided. So, yes, records have been around for over 100 years now and the phonographs they were played on. The early ones were wind up and in the late 20's they started using electric.
pax41 1 year ago
I found this printed music, thank you for posting this.
RiversideTenor 2 years ago
How on earth did my 2 posts above (relating to Deana Durbin/James Dunn video) wind up on this (McCormick video) You Tube??????
opelske 2 years ago
@opelske Because James Dunn sings this very song after an argument with his wife played by Dorothy Maguire. He literally drowns her out with it. Deanna Durbin I can't explain. Always brings a tear to my eye.
anonymouscrank 1 year ago
So beautiful and so sad. Love this one, Deanna Durbin and James Dunn.
opelske 3 years ago
What year is this?
opelske 3 years ago
would you happen to know how much these old 78's are worth my grandparents gave me a box full of them.
beetles1988 3 years ago
Old 78's, no matter what vintage seem to be $1 each in antique and junk shops, and have been about that price for the last 40 years. They are very hard to sell on E-Bay. Certain records may be valuable to collectors, such as pre-Nipper Victor discs. These records are very affordable to collectors if you can find the ones you want, but are usually difficult to sell if you have ones that do not fit into your collection.
DavidN23Skidoo 3 years ago
:) Annie Laurie is my great great great great grandmother. Or something like that. :D
vampiresarelovee 3 years ago
Thats amazing haha coz im at my grandparents and my grandma is talking about family history, and she was saing the grandma is a fergusson and Annie Laurie married a Fergusson...So i hav no idea how many greats she is to me...haha. Im 13 and live in NZ btw. . .yup. haha
Zavadia 3 years ago
Wow. I know. That's awesome. :] Lol. A distant relative half way around the world? ;] Lol 13, and I live in Sacramento, California.
vampiresarelovee 3 years ago
I lived in Modesto & merced haha. I stayed in teh Sheraton in Sacramento and been on a field trip to the capitol building thingy lol
Zavadia 3 years ago
Beautiful!!
jedmarum 3 years ago 2
This is one of the best performances of this song. I adeed Deanna Durbin's version.
ddurbinfan 3 years ago
Thank you for listening. I will be spending some time on your channel listening to Deanna; I don't have any records by her.
DavidN23Skidoo 3 years ago
Also, Jeanette MacDonald made a very fine recording of the song. As a rule, if McCormack sings a ballad, that's the version I prefer. But, in this case, my favorite "Annie Laurie" is Melba's recording.
meltzerboy 2 years ago
WHAT a voice
susull29 3 years ago
Thanks for writing. He has always been one of my favorites. David N
DavidN23Skidoo 3 years ago
Thanks... nice channel, how did you transfer the 78's?
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otterhouse 3 years ago
Hello Rolf: Thank you for writing. I play these records on a Brunswick phongraph. It is currently turning at 79 RPM. I am going to take the motor out soon for oiling, and I will see if I can readjust the speed to exactly 78 RPM at that time. I record with a microphone about 1 meter in front of the phonograph, and record into the hard drive with Audacity, a free program you can find on the internet. You can take a noise profle from the tail at either end of a song to remove the hiss.
DavidN23Skidoo 3 years ago