The Garde Republicaine Band (as 'Clarke's London Concert Band' - and I'm mystified as to the reason for such a pseudonym!) conducted by Gabriel Pares, plays Emil Waldteufel's delightful 'Toujours ou Jamais' Waltz, recorded in Paris in early 1905.
I transferred this recording from G&T GC-2-145. It will be quite apparent that the record has seen better days, but the quality of playing - which is obvious right from the beginning - makes it very worthwhile. I'm actually quite pleased with the result, as I thought the very obvious wear on the disc would sound much worse than it actually does! Incidentally, the reason for the wear in this case is not just to be found in the heavy soundboxes and steel needles of the day. Another contributing factor is the very fine groove pitch used for this recording, which on my calculation is around 130 tpi!
At the end of the side is a short, separate grooved section in which we hear a pitch pipe. I decided that the sound of the pitch pipe should be allowed to remain.
Негізгі бет La Musique de la Garde Republicaine - Toujours ou Jamais Waltz, Op. 156 (Waldteufel) (1905)
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