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July 25th in Gennett History, 1932: The Sound Effects Engineers Spent a Lovely Day Outdoors

July 25th in Gennett History, 1932: It appears the Sound Effects engineers took advantage of a beautiful day and recorded some summer / outdoor sounds, including frogs, a parade band, and motor boats. The various motor boat effects appeared on … Continue reading

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Oct. 15th in Gennett History, 1936: The Sound Effects Department Recorded a Series of Crashes in Richmond

Oct. 15th in Gennett History, 1936: The sound effects department recorded a series of crashes in Richmond. They appeared on Gennett Sound Effects 1205. The Gennett Sound Effects ledger described them as “Continuous Crashes (Composite) – Heavy Vibration – Suitable … Continue reading

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Sept. 30th in Gennett History, 1935: The sound effects team recorded a series of Harbor Noises

Sept. 30th in Gennett History, 1935: The sound effects team recorded a series of Harbor Noises featuring whistles, tug boats, etc. These recordings appeared on Gennett Sound Effects 1185. Not sure if this was the source of the famous Life … Continue reading

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Sept 19th in Gennett History, 1932: The Gennett Sound Effects team recorded a series of vacuums and sewing machines for Gennett Electrical Transcriptions 1080

Sept 19th in Gennett History, 1932: The Gennett Sound Effects team recorded a series of vacuums and sewing machines for Gennett Electrical Transcriptions 1080. This image is from the recording ledger for the GET label from the Linda Gennett Irmscher … Continue reading

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