Covering Vocalion's complete 14000 series of 1920–1925 —
a diverse catalog that included many jazz, blues, country, and ethnic
releases in addition to the popular songs and dance-band numbers
of the day.
Details
include composer and show credits; accompanists and band vocalists;
artist aliases; medley contents; matrix numbers; official release
dates; recording locations; an examination of verifiable vs. speculative
recording dates, with a listing of speculative dates that have appeared
in other works; and data on the numerous corresponding 78-rpm U.S.
and foreign releases.
This
fully searchable CD also includes an illustrated introduction covering
the history of the Vocalion label through its takeover by Brunswick-Balke-Collender
in 1925.
This Windows
CD-ROM will run on all Windows PCs, as well as Mac OS-X computers,
or on other Macs equipped with CD drives capable of reading PC-formatted
discs.
Auto-start
is disabled for Mac; the file can be opened directly from the desktop
or directory.
Abode Acrobat
or Acrobat Reader (available free from Adobe at www.abode.com)
is required.
LICENSE:
Single-user, non-commercial
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