tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post6248426472255542493..comments2023-06-05T05:14:02.139-04:00Comments on = VITAPHONE VARIETIES =: "On A Frequency of Nine Million Drinks A Day"Jeff Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397346655785197799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-11758289431210575292007-08-19T21:55:00.000-04:002007-08-19T21:55:00.000-04:00Jeff, the reason that early radio is so rare is th...Jeff, the reason that early radio is so rare is that it was fairly expensive and cumbersome at the time to record broadcasts. Most of the shows that do survive come from aluminum discs that are difficult to play back. These were usually recorded at 78 rpm in multiple parts and the only people who would pay to get the recordings done were performers on the shows to keep for future audition purposes or the companies and advertising agencies involved with the shows to critique them. Around 1935, a less expensive method of recording shows using coated discs became available and recording became more common, mainly for legal reasons - the networks wanted to keep a record of live broadcasts in case questions came up about the content of a show - or to offer a program to a station that couldn't broadcast it in the live time slot.randhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078887897223655902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-5220417775328352302006-11-29T11:44:00.000-05:002006-11-29T11:44:00.000-05:00As with all audio on these pages, the best route t...As with all audio on these pages, the best route to go is to right-click and "save," thereby downloading them to your HD. The Top-Notchers show is a large file owing to the show's l/2 hour length, and probably would stream very poorly, if at all. If you still run into problems, e-mail me and I'd be happy to send it to you directly.Jeff Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397346655785197799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-11911237469095103102006-11-29T11:31:00.000-05:002006-11-29T11:31:00.000-05:00When I tried the "Top Notchers" mp3, it came up as...When I tried the "Top Notchers" mp3, it came up as only 29 sec. of the opening theme. Was there supposed to be more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com