Who has the oldest albums?

Akira · 08-08-2009, 07:25 PM

Yeah the jazz section has gone a bit stale lately but there are plenty around here who like their jazz. It's not something I know a great deal of but I do enjoy it immensely.

SATCHMO · 08-08-2009, 07:25 PM

I have a Sidney Bechet best of that's 1935 - 1940, but I decided not to count it.

Schizotypic · 08-08-2009, 07:35 PM

I wouldn't count best of's either, but I think it's awesome that you have your hands on at least a song from 1935. That song is almost 75 years old. =0

SATCHMO · 08-08-2009, 07:43 PM

There's not much recorded music prior to 1950 that doesn't consist of individually recorded songs or singles.

Schizotypic · 08-08-2009, 07:55 PM

That really makes me sad, I just want to be able to listen to the albums of the 1940's, 1930's, 1920's, I don't know how interested I'm in in anything before that. Is that so much to ask!? My point is that it sucks that so much music is lost. It makes one wonder if the music of the 1960's will be around in 2060.

SATCHMO · 08-08-2009, 08:14 PM

The music wasn't lost. It's just that the full length LP wasn't really a popular medium prior to 1950. It just wasn't common, except for with classical pieces, for a studio to record a full length album. 45's & 12's were pretty much the norm until the early 50's .

Schizotypic · 08-08-2009, 08:18 PM

Yeah, but now where did it all go. =/ You would think the 45's and 12's would still be around but where are they? I mean they could be converted from Vinyl to FLAC just as easy as any 1948 LP release but they weren't.

lucifer_sam · 08-08-2009, 08:49 PM

the album never really hit off until the 1950s (as a commodified piece of 'vinyl art' courtesy of the newly formed RIAA), most everything before that was either compilations of pop music in some variant or another. and as the vinyl format grew to be a successful commercial venture, only then was the LP marketed as such.

i do love the album, but i've never seen it as this infallible icon of music that many people have in their heads, there's definitely been a fair few changes to it as the primary media source has changed.

Shut Up and Dance · 08-08-2009, 09:07 PM

If it's the oldest record you physically own (as in, the oldest version/issue is the one you have, not a CD reissue or whatever) then I think mine is a 1961 LP of Britten's Spring Symphony.

If it's the oldest recording you have in some form, I have mp3s of cylinder recordings dating back as far as 1897, the oldest being Vess Ossman's recording of an extract from the William Tell Overture.

If it's the oldest composition you have a recording of, then I have a couple of albums of music composed by the court of the Spanish king Alfonso X during his reign in the 13th century.

Akira · 08-08-2009, 09:09 PM

Out of all the albums you own, which has the earliest original release?

It wasn't difficult

08-08-2009, 08:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	the album never really hit off until the 1950s (as a commodified piece of 'vinyl art' courtesy of the newly formed RIAA), most everything before that was either compilations of pop music in some variant or another. and as the vinyl format grew to be a successful commercial venture, only then was the LP marketed as such. i do love the album, but i've never seen it as this infallible icon of music that many people have in their heads, there's definitely been a fair few changes to it as the primary media source has changed. __________________ first.am

08-08-2009, 09:07 PM	#19 (permalink)
Shut Up and Dance Groupie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 35	If it's the oldest record you physically own (as in, the oldest version/issue is the one you have, not a CD reissue or whatever) then I think mine is a 1961 LP of Britten's Spring Symphony. If it's the oldest recording you have in some form, I have mp3s of cylinder recordings dating back as far as 1897, the oldest being Vess Ossman's recording of an extract from the William Tell Overture. If it's the oldest composition you have a recording of, then I have a couple of albums of music composed by the court of the Spanish king Alfonso X during his reign in the 13th century. __________________ http://rateyourmusic.com/~paddypiano

08-08-2009, 07:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	I have a Sidney Bechet best of that's 1935 - 1940, but I decided not to count it.

08-08-2009, 07:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
Schizotypic Souls of Sound Sailors Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mojave Posts: 759	I wouldn't count best of's either, but I think it's awesome that you have your hands on at least a song from 1935. That song is almost 75 years old. =0

08-08-2009, 07:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	There's not much recorded music prior to 1950 that doesn't consist of individually recorded songs or singles.

08-08-2009, 07:55 PM	#15 (permalink)
Schizotypic Souls of Sound Sailors Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mojave Posts: 759	That really makes me sad, I just want to be able to listen to the albums of the 1940's, 1930's, 1920's, I don't know how interested I'm in in anything before that. Is that so much to ask!? My point is that it sucks that so much music is lost. It makes one wonder if the music of the 1960's will be around in 2060.

08-08-2009, 08:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	The music wasn't lost. It's just that the full length LP wasn't really a popular medium prior to 1950. It just wasn't common, except for with classical pieces, for a studio to record a full length album. 45's & 12's were pretty much the norm until the early 50's .

08-08-2009, 08:18 PM	#17 (permalink)
Schizotypic Souls of Sound Sailors Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mojave Posts: 759	Yeah, but now where did it all go. =/ You would think the 45's and 12's would still be around but where are they? I mean they could be converted from Vinyl to FLAC just as easy as any 1948 LP release but they weren't.