1932 picture disc: A Night With Paul Whiteman At The Biltmore (aka “Whiteman Medley”)
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2021
- Entertaining two-sided medley of tunes, some of them Whiteman standards that he had popularized during the 1920s. The original-release picture disc was distributed to patrons of the New York Biltmore Hotel; and Victor reissued both tracks in 1937 on a regular black shellac 12-inch disc as “Whiteman Medley” (from which the posted audio was sourced).
Side One
Whispering
Japanese Sandman
Some Of These Days (Ramona with Roy Bargy)
Ida (Red MacKenzie
Dinah (Peggy Healy)
When Day Is Done (Harry “Goldie” Goldfield, trumpet)
Side Two
St. Louis Blues (Irene Taylor)
Sweet Sue (Jack Fulton)
Mississippi Mud (Rhythm Boys…post-Bing era)
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (Jane Vance & Al Dary)
Wabash Blues (Mike Pingatore, banjo)
Three O’Clock In The Morning
The above scan shows one of RCA Victor’s special 12-inch 78rpm ‘picture disc’ releases with images covering the entire playing surface of both sides. To construct these, a shellac core was sandwiched between two illustrated sheets, which were then coated with clear plastic upon which the recording was pressed.
See also the Paul Whiteman picture disc medleys “Let ‘Em Eat Cake” • 1933 picture disc: Pau... and “As Thousands Cheer” • 1933 picture disc: Pau...
From reissue 78rpm Victor 36199, originally released on Victor 39,000 - A Night With Paul Whiteman At The Biltmore by Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra, recorded in NYC December 2, 1932 .
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This music is a breath of fresh air. I've always wanted to hear old tunes, just didn't know where to start.
What an absolute treat! It must be very rare to have these picture disks in such good shape!
As he said, these are transferred from the re-issue. Good luck finding these discs at all!
1932 certainly predates similar efforts in the '60's and 70's. I must add this took me by surprise, a color image pressed onto a disk in 1932 although not a photograph it is certainly pioneer artwork.
I'm not authoratative enough to assert this is the first picture disc, however it has got to be close. 78 Prof, thank you for presenting and for describing the technical process. This is a milestone for me in my oldies music goldmining.
By the way Whiteman's medlies are simply wonderful.
I used to own this wonderful record back in the day. It is a remarkable acheivement and musical triumph of sorts for the world famous Paul Whiteman orchestra. What people don't realize is this mini concert is all played live and done in one take... played without mistake from twenty or so musicians through a variety of songs and tempos, not to mention no coughing, chair squeeking or noises like sheet music pages being turned over as they read through this long and challenging score. This was my favorite Whiteman record for years while I had it! Luckily I have my second fave yet, & that's Whiteman's 1922 Victor, "Pack Up Your Sins" . That's way before Bix was in the game! Thanks for putting this rare one up prof, and for making it sound so crisp and new! 😊 🎵
Wonderful..! I love it. Hiw i missed this medley, i don't know.
This sounds way better than the sad low bitrate versions they have on internet archive
I love the piano riff from Rhapsody in Blue as part of the intro to Some of These Days.
Tracklist:
00:00 - Whispering (A1)
00:41 - The Japanese Sandman (A2)
01:34 - Some of These Days (A3)
02:11 - Ida (A4)
03:01 - Dinah (A5)
03:37 - When Day is Done (A6)
04:40 - St. Louis Blues (B1)
05:46 - Sweet Sue (B2)
06:46 - Mississippi Mud (B3)
07:16 - I Can't Give You Anything but Love (B4)
07:47 - Wabash Blues (B5)
08:36 - Three O'clock in the Morning (B6)
talk about covering all the bases ! FABULOUS !
It could be argued very convincingly that the Whiteman band was at its peak in the late '20's, during Bix's roughly three-year stay. However, Pops' orchestra was never less than great. Just as Fletcher Henderson's band hosted at one time or another virtually every black jazz musician of consequence in this era, Whiteman's band was home, for a time, to most of the top white jazz players. He always had top notch artists, both jazz and "legit" in his aggregation. This sublime medley serves as a reminder of just how elegant this orchestra was. ... I love how the counter-melody that opens "Some of These Days" references a section in _Rhapsody in Blue_ , which the Whiteman band, of course, made famous and used as its theme.
FANTASTIC MASTERPIECE
I have the whiteman medley, not the picture disc though.
Also when the person begins singing Sweet Sue they sound somewhat like Al Bowlly
Good