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April 7th in Gennett History, 1922: Variety Reports on the Victor vs. Starr Case

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April 7th in Gennett History, 1922: Variety reported that the Victor Talking Machine Co. lost their lawsuit against Starr Piano for Starr’s use of their patented lateral recording and pressing process. This ruling threw the patent into the public domain … Continue reading →

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Nov. 12th in Gennett History, 1904: Eldridge Johnson Filed a ‘divisional (patent) application’…

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Nov. 12th in Gennett History, 1904: Eldridge Johnson filed a ‘divisional (patent) application’ that included ‘a tablet having a sound groove of even depth elliptical in cross-section, widest at the mouth of the groove and gradually diminishing toward the bottom … Continue reading →

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Gennett Orchestra’s “Me-Ow One Step” was Released sometime in March 1919

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Released sometime in March 1919: “Me-Ow One Step” Played by the Gennett Orchestra. This was one of the first lateral Gennetts. It appeared on Ge 4511.

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