VANITY CAPRICE Silent Movie 1929 VICTOR Pict-Ur-Music
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USA VICTOR PICT-UR-MUSIC 0274 10-inch 78 rpm (1929)
The transition of American movie theaters from silent to "talking" pictures following the 1927 success of "The Jazz Singer" was not swift. The steep costs of conversion, shortages of equipment and new films, and uncertainty over which of several formats would eventually become the standard served to slow the conversion — so much so, that for several years some studios supplied silent, captioned versions of their sound-film releases for the benefit of the many theaters that had not yet converted. And once a theater did convert, they were likely to fire their live musicians, whether a single pianist or organist, or a full orchestra.
The record companies stood ready to bridge the gap with new lines of records intended expressly for theaters that lacked sound equipment, or live musicians, or both. The first to do so in any systematic manner was the Victor Talking Machine Company, which introduced its Pict-Ur-Music Library Service in 1928. It was a clever bit of marketing on Victor's part, allowing them to recycle slow-selling material in the guise of silent-film accompaniments. This disc was from the Rex Theatre which was on St. Denis street in Montreal. Read more HERE
CONSERVATIVE GRADING FOR YOUR SATISFACTION. The disc has some wear and scuffing. Crackle is audible on playback but isn't too distracting. Labels have writing in pencil.
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