Victor matrix MVE-58413. Spookeasy / Motion Picture Orchestra

TitleSource
Spookeasy (Primary title)Victor ledgers
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Motion Picture Orchestra (Musical group)Takes 1-3A.
Billy Murray (performer : sound effects)
Columbia Pictures (Motion picture production company)
Jack Stillman (director)Takes 1-3A; listed in Victor ledgers as assistant director.
Joe De Nat (director)Takes 1-3A.
  • Description: Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with sound effects and re-recording from record (takes 1-3A); Film to wax transfer (takes 4A-5A)
  • Master Size: 16-in.
Notes
Source(s): Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers: Orchestra of 11 men (takes 1-3A).
Ledgers: "Audible [e.g., synchronized] effects, Billy Murray. BVE Test #28 'Falling airplane' used in this reel" (takes 1-3A).
Use of "Western Electric system" noted in Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers notes on the takes (#2, 3, and #4) may refer to sound recorded to accompany the original, unedited motion picture takes.
Ledgers note this master as "reel 1," but it appears to be a single-reel short.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
12/30/1929 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 1 Unknown Victor ledgers: "Take #2."
12/30/1929 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 1A Unknown Victor ledgers: "Take #2."
12/30/1929 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 2 Unknown Victor ledgers: "Take 3."
12/30/1929 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 2A Unknown Victor ledgers: "Take 3."
12/30/1929 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 3 Unknown Victor ledgers: "Take #4."
12/30/1929 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 3A Unknown Victor ledgers: "Take #4."
1/13/1930 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 4A Unknown
1/13/1930 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 5 Unknown
1/13/1930 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 5A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix MVE-58413. Spookeasy / Motion Picture Orchestra," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800029180/MVE-58413-Spookeasy.

Victor matrix MVE-58413. Spookeasy / Motion Picture Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800029180/MVE-58413-Spookeasy.

"Victor matrix MVE-58413. Spookeasy / Motion Picture Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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