Barney Google - 1923

This is a repost of a Previous Post, And i have to admit one year of resreaching, expirimenting and reading does a galaxy of diffrence.

I've watched Professor Bill Edwards play this song and I have sung it on his website. I love-it, it's so catchy. I record this one a 45 RPM and slowly sped the record till I matched the Professor Bill tempo. I did this just to try something different, I hope that result will be your enjoyment. So as always leave comments and suggestions and leave them especially if you can offer any advice in my quest for vintage sound.


Title:Barney Google -- Fox Trot
Label:Victor Batwing
Composer:Billy Rose -- Con Conrad
Recorded:06.06.1923 Victor New York City
Artist:Played by the Great White Way Orchestra
Under the Direction of Hugo Frey
Vocal Chorus sung by Billy Murray
Record Number: 19093 - A
Format: Acoustically Recorded 78 RPM Record
Technical issues: No Equalization curve, Turntable Speed 71

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Recorded in Shiprock New Mexico Saturday, June 18, 2009 on a TTUSB ION turntable.

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[ampdavolts]

Z, I am a former piano technician to the stars. I Billy died the year I was born. I'm know to the antique phonograph community, YT search Columbia BC graphonola (I restored and demonstrated). =your playback above is too slow. Virtually all Victors are strictly 78 rpm. A tuning fork or pitch reference of A440 will confirm.

[Zefrenm]

@ampdavolts My sources was that victor artist (and commercial musicians) were the last hold outs for the A336 tunings until the mid 30's, plus every tech had their own settings for the old dennison recorder which was designed to record at 64 to 90 rpms. my sense of proper tempo for fox trots is honed from dancing the dances that accom. the music and Player Pianos. And early phonograph disc did say adjust the speed until it's sounds comfortable weather for listening or dancing.

[ampdavolts]

@Zefrenm, OK, I see your point. And also, it is all about art. Billy's voice is less annoying at this lower pitch, and the song is more 'dancable'. It's just low in pitch, no harm in that. You do great work, at any speed.

[johnewing321]

I love the music of the twenties!

[sturdle]

if they could all come back and see what we have now.........love your music, thanks....

[mcchillagorilla]

Hi - My you have a lot of old records here. Very cool. I have a record of the Great White Way Orchestra playing "Running Wild" (Victor 19063). It was recorded just a few months before this one. I was curious who the piano player was on that one. I guess it might be Hugo Frey. Do you know who played on that record?

[bearcub410]

thanks so much when i was a kid my grandfather would sing this to us kids .he would be 101 years old if he was alive ,miss him a lot , thanks wonderful

[pax41]

I like Barney Google, thanks and this sounds very good.

[Mr1920s]

I like it alot!!