Broadway Melody (1929) Charles King (Speed Corrected)

Broadway Melody

(1929) Tenor
Charles King

(Speed Corrected)

From the Talkie:
"Broadway Melody" (1929)

For some strange reason, Victor speeded up all four of Charles King's recordings which they released in 1929. I have correct the speed as I have a variable speed control on my phonograph to his natural singing voice. In my opinion the records sound much better at this normal speed.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Broadway
• Melody
• (1929)
• Charles
• King
• (Speed
• Corrected)

[177coc]

I heard this song in the film "Singing in the rain" With the great Gene Kelly !

This version is wonderful !

[fromthesidelines]

It could be that KIng's Victor releases were recorded at a slightly slower speed than "78" rpm (commercial recordings during that era sometimes varied from 74 to 82 rpm, depending on the company issuing the record). So, if one played them on a standard "78" Victrola [or other phonograph], naturally he'd sound "higher" and "faster".

[nostalgiajunkie70]

I have been looking him up in old newspapers and magazines and read that he had a long career in Vaudeville/Broadway dating back to the early 1900s. He and his wife were both actors in George M Cohan's shows before 1910. He died in 1944 after getting sick on a ship in route to England to perform for soldiers with a USO troupe.

Do you think it was sped up because the audience heard a faster version in the movie and that's what they wanted to hear on the record?

[bblaxx]

great!