curiosity got the best of me

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

I ran across this re-print on what RCA claims to be the first Jazz recording.
It's marked as a promotional item and it's the first time I have ever laid eyes on it. So, I bought it!

 

[MikeT.]

I ran across this re-print on what RCA claims to be the first Jazz recording.
It's marked as a promotional item and it's the first time I have ever laid eyes on it. So, I bought it!

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Pretty cool @Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ , is it 12” or 10” 33, 45, 78 ?

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

10" but spins @ 45 instead of 78.

 

[JohnVF]

Fire up the jass cabbage.

 

[Thermionics]

My grandfather (who was born in the 1880s) very much disliked jazz, and used to call it 'jass'. It was always assumed this was due to English being his second language (was born in Holland), but perhaps he was correct!

 

[kirk57]

It's music for dancing, says so right there on the label. You know what dancing leads to...

 

[StevenZ]

So how does it sound?

 

[Thermionics]

It's music for dancing, says so right there on the label. You know what dancing leads to...

Angry Baptists?

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

So how does it sound?

The pressing was perfect and the sound was as good as one could expect from a 1917 recording.
Note: This promo was made in 1997! I'm the first one to ever play it too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UljhWqC50QU

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

The A side...

 

[simplex]

My grandfather (who was born in the 1880s) very much disliked jazz

At first I read your grandfather was born in the 1980's ... my physicist's brain stumbled over the instant background reality check.