The Rise and Shine of the Victor Talking Machine Company This is the fourth in Blind Skeleton’s “History of Recorded Music” series. Last week’s episode was all about Berliner and his innovation of the circular disc format to record and play music, which we’re familiar with today as a vinyl…
Year: 2023
Friday Night Movies
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White Zombie (1932)
Movie Review: “White Zombie” (1932) Rating: ★★★☆☆ “White Zombie,” released in 1932, is a seminal work in the horror genre, often credited as the first feature-length zombie film. Directed by Victor Halperin and starring the enigmatic Bela Lugosi, the film is a fascinating blend of voodoo mysticism, psychological horror, and…
Vintage Record Labels
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Bell Records
Bell Records was an American record label founded in 1952 in New York City by Arthur Shimkin, the owner of the children’s record label Golden Records. It was initially a unit of Pocket Books, a paperback publisher. Bell Records also had a British branch, which was active in the 1960s…
The Evolution of Recorded Music
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Beyond Edison and Bell: The Evolution of the First Disc Records
The Preceding Technologies: Wax Cylinders In the late 19th century, the field of sound recording was dominated by the inventions of Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell. Edison’s phonograph, patented in 1878, utilized a wax cylinder as its recording medium. Bell also contributed with his graphophone, which sought to improve…
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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
The 1959 film “The House on Haunted Hill” is a classic horror movie that has stood the test of time, thanks in large part to its atmospheric setting and the iconic performance of Vincent Price. Directed by William Castle, the film revolves around an eccentric millionaire, Frederick Loren (played by…