NEWS
Swede Home Chicago now available
Swede Home Chicago: The Wallin’s Svenska Records Story, 1923-1927 is now available for preorder. A collaboration with Mills Music Library and the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the compilation presents the story of Chicago-based Wallin’s Svenska Records, the first label founded by a Swedish-American immigrant. Features 2 CDs with 56 selections and a 76-page full-color booklet with notes and scholarship by Jim Leary, Richard Martin, and Marcus Cederström. Learn more and order today!
1923: “Gonna Play the Villain Part” now available
Our 20th Phonographic Yearbook, 1923: “Gonna Play the Villain Part” is now available. The compilation features 25 selections from the year a popular president died amid growing public scandals and a new sign illuminated the Los Angeles skyline. Learn more and order today!
Anthology: America’s Favorite Entertainers by Collins and Harlan now available
Our Collins and Harlan compilation Anthology: America’s Favorite Entertainers is now available. Featuring 29 selections recorded between 1902 and 1924 and a 36-page booklet with new research and notes by Grammy-nominated authors Richard Martin & Ryan Barna, this career retrospective tells the story of the most popular recording duo of the acoustic era.
Three Grammy nominations for Archeophone releases
The 2020 Grammy nominations have been announced, and three Archeophone releases have received nominations. Our Unique Quartette release, Celebrated, 1895-1896, is a nominee for Best Historical Album, while The Missing Link and At the Minstrel Show are both contenders for Best Album Notes. Congratulations to nominated authors Colin Hancock and Tim Brooks as well as the production team behind all three releases.
TODAY IN ACOUSTIC HISTORY
- 1916 — John McCormack recorded The Sunshine of Your Smile
- 1918 — All Star Trio had their first recording session
- 1919 — Irving Kaufman recorded You'd Be Surprised
- 1919 — Art Hickman's Orchestra recorded The Hesitating Blues
- 1919 — Art Hickman's Orchestra recorded Tell Me Why
- 1921 — Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra recorded Why, Dear?
- 1922 — Edith Wilson and Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Hounds recorded Evil Blues
- 1922 — Edith Wilson and Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Hounds recorded Pensacola Blues (Home Again Croon)
PRAISE FOR ARCHEOPHONE
- “Truly epochal reissues, which unearth completely forgotten chapters of musical history. The tiny Illinois-based Archeophone label has been doing that kind of archaeology for several years now, almost single-handedly championing the popular music of the acoustic recording era.”Jody RosenSlate.com
- “In the digital age, when liner notes have been reduced to a song name scrolling across a streaming playlist, the husband-and-wife team of [Richard] Martin and Meagan Hennessey are an anomaly. They gather rarities from the earliest era of recordings, research the music and put out entire books of analysis alongside the music.”Geoff EdgersWashington Post
FROM OUR BLOG
Wallin’s Performers: Beyond Anonymity
posted: September 3, 2021
Transcription, Translation, and Operatic Tenors
posted: August 13, 2021
The Hunt for Wallin’s Svenska Records
posted: August 2, 2021