Early Radio Aluminum Transcription air-check WABC New York - Harry Rose 1932
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Early Radio Broadcast recording from CBS Station WABC radio recording of AIR THEATER OF THE STARS Program
features Broadway & Vaudeville star Harry Rose "The Broadway Jester" ( probably personally recorded for Harry Rose ) Date on label is December 4 . . does not give year Program was a weekly Sunday afternoon program, as announced in recording ( Dec. 4th on a Sunday could only have been 1932 or 1938 . . . . . . and sound and feel and appearance of disc looks strongly 1932 ) Disc looks to be solid metal, probably aluminum but not shiny silver as most appear 12-inch, 78rpm professional air check recording by Broadcast Producers, New York Still in Original Sleeve, urging play with Fiber or Cactus Needle (see photos) Labels are reversed . . #2 is actually first part, and #1 is second part. Harry Rose, "The Broadway Jester" makes appearance on this program. "Here's Harry. . ." Harry sings parody of "I'm Just Wild About Harry" and does comedy bit. . . . . also sings and talks "Speech" as choruses are called for by radio assistants. . . Harry sings "Goodbye Folks" Program ending announced as ". . this is The Columbia Broadcasting System" . . . . and WABC New York is announced at end. (only Harry Rose segments of program were recorded here) Harry Rose is best known today for his singing "Frankfurter Sandwiches" in the 1929 Metro Movietone Revue film short (viewable on youtube) Plays very decently for a primitive off-air line recording of the early 1930's . . has natural surface noise, but plays well . . . Media Mail is $5.50 in U.S. Postage extra outside U.S., will be estimated and invoiced for non-U.S. winner Please wait for my invoice before paying . . . *** see my other items, including another early 1930's Harry Rose air-check ***
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