"Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

"Parade of the Wooden Soldiers", performed by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra. Released on the Victor record label in 1923, this is the original acoustic recording by Paul Whiteman. 10 years later in 1933 Paul Whiteman re-recorded Parade of the Wooden Soldiers using electronic amplification. This record made it to #1 for 1 week in 1923. It is being played on my 1920 Victor Victrola XI with a loud tone needle. Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Sheen (from Ziegfield Follies) is on the flip side of this record.

This Victrola underwent a complete restoration. I completely disassembled the cabinet, stripped the old finish, replaced wood veneer, restained & toned the cabinet, and finished the cabinet with about 12 coats of clear semi-gloss lacquer (wet sanded between coats). I removed rust, stripped and replated all of the nickel plated hardware (except for the tonearm and hinges, which were buffed and polished), rebuilt-replated-repainted the soundbox, replaced missing hardware, stripped and repainted all previously painted items, and created new decals (with the help of PhotoShop) for the cabinet lid. Missing items that were replaced with original parts specific to this model included: the double spring motor, the turntable, the nickel plated cup for used needles, and the pull knob for the turntable board.

This restoration has resulted in both a beautiful antique and a wonderful sounding Victrola phonograph! Enjoy!

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Music

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• Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
• Paul Whiteman
• Victor Victrola
• VV-XI
• acoustic recording
• Betty Boop
• Victor

[vintageaudiobuff]

That's a very interesting piece of history on Clara Bow. I never heard that story. Thanks! "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" was composed by Leon Jessel, a German composer of Operettas . It was originally named "The Parade of the Tin Soldiers". Wikipedia has an interesting short biographical piece on the composer.

[philidor3]

Thanks! Did you know that silent superstar Clara Bow played this record on her portable on the Pullman westbound on her way to Hollywood in possible august 1923. She adored it and according to her chaperonage It was on the turntable for the entire trip but none complaint due to 18 year old Bows endless charisma. Was 'soldiers' composed by Whiteman?

[norfolk03]

Excellent, thanks!