Artie Shaw - "Dancing in the Dark" (original 78)

Artist: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Title: "Dancing in the Dark" (Schwartz-Dietz)

Label: RCA Victor
Cat No: 27335
Release Year: 1941
Country: Canada
Format: 10" Shellac Record

Ratings allowed as of June 21, 2011.

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[JCJasion]

Listen for "The Firebird" closing cadence at the end. Subversive one, that Shaw, sneaking in a snippet of Stranvinsky!

By the way, this has BETTER sound than my my 7 copy. I think the Canadian division used better shellac.

[VinylToVideo]

@JCJasion I believe I cleaned up the recording after transferring it though the sound wasn't that horrible to begin with.

[beautman1]

You get great sound on your vids! Maybe I should just get one of these Numark's instead of using vintage TTs for 78s. What do you use for premp/eq ?

[VinylToVideo]

@beautman1 Either the preamp on my Pioneer SX-1050 or the built in one on the turntable. To be honest I don't adjust the signal for older recordings because I find it actually worsens the sound. A newer Newmark like this might be good, depending on the turntable you're using. I'd of course trade this setup for a good quality 1950s transcription turntable but if you're using a Dual or especially Gerrard then this is definitely a better setup. I do miss the automatic functions though.

[ShawDAMAN]

Smooth. Makes me want to dance with Myrna Loy in a 40's night club. ;-P

[bigcity233]

I agree with a number of the comments - the sound is excellent. This is the ultimate recording of this song! It's a great song - Artie Shaw made it greater! I first heard this as a kid in the late 60's ...it blew me away and still does. I told my dad he had great music when he was a kid!

[ahdowns]

@toenoek Great music in Radio Days. Wasn't it funny when the burglar said I won?

[ElSpringo74]

like if you typed this in after reading Heroes by Robert Cormier

[toenoek]

Thank you so much for posting. I watched Woody Allen's "Radio Days" yesterday and in that movie this wonderful song also came along. What a great era of music!

[electricviolin201]

oh yeah

[bbcisrubbish]

Superb arrangement, beautifully played.

[electraofpleiades]

No wonder thatmy parents fell in love dancing to this music,cheek to cheek, seeing these artists in person, What a wonderful time!!!!!!

[joeasmythe]

This is REAL music..........