Music recorded in December 1924

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Music recorded in December 1924

December 1924 was a month marked by a series of events that would have a profound impact in the fields of politics, science, religion, and culture. On December 1st, a communist armed uprising occurred in the Republic of Estonia, which was quickly suppressed. On December 3rd, Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933) sent his annual State of the Union to the United States Congress, emphasizing post-war stability and prosperity. On the 10th, during the Nobel Prize presentation period, Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn (1886–1978), Willem Einthoven (1860–1927), and Władysław Stanisław Reymont (1867–1925) were announced as recipients of the respective prizes, but the Chemistry and Peace Prizes were not awarded. On the 20th, Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was released from Landsberg Prison, and on the 24th, Pope Pius XI (1857–1939) opened the Holy Doors of St. Peter's Basilica, marking the start of the Holy Year of 1925. On the 30th, Edwin Powell Hubble (1889–1953) announced that the Andromeda nebula is located outside our galaxy, definitively shifting our understanding of the universe.

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Summary of information regarding recordings from December 1924

In December 1924, the recording industry saw simultaneous developments including the integration of broadcasting into sales promotion, acquisitions of record divisions, revisions to the release system, and strengthened joint sales of phonographs and radio-related products. Based on primary sources and contemporary industry documents, activities for that month can be confirmed, including the broadcasting expansion of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, the sale of the Vocalion Record Division by The Aeolian Company, a change in the release method of the Victor Talking Machine Company, and advertising activities for the year-end sales season by Sonora Phonograph Co., Inc.

Brunswick

The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company launched "Brunswick Hour of Music" in December 1924, taking a step in promotion by directly broadcasting performances by its contracted artists from its New York recording studio through radio station WJZ. The December 20th issue of The Billboard reported that this new broadcast series was being broadcast live from the Brunswick recording studio and would continue with announced schedules, confirming that the company had already begun to incorporate broadcasting as a core part of its promotional strategy that month.

Vocalion

The Aeolian Company's Vocalion Record Division was acquired by Brunswick-Bulk-Collender in the December 15, 1924 issue of The Talking Machine World. The article stated that the deal would take effect on January 2, 1925, and the December 20 issue of The Billboard reported that Vocalion recordings from January 1, 1925 onwards would be handled by Brunswick's New York recording studio. Thus, in December 1924, Vocalion was in a transitional period where its ownership structure and recording system were changing while retaining its brand name.

Victor

The Victor Talking Machine Company was reported in the December 20, 1924 issue of The Billboard to be planning to revert to its traditional monthly release schedule starting January 1, 1925. According to the article, the company had temporarily experimented with a weekly release schedule, but decided to return to a system where special releases were only used to supplement the regular monthly announcements, confirming that they were already readjusting their sales system in December.

Sonora

Sonora Phonograph Co., Inc. placed an advertisement in the December 15, 1924 issue of "The Talking Machine World" for the holiday season, featuring Sonora phonographs, Sonora radio speakers, reproducers, and Sonora radios. December documents confirm that the company was not solely focused on phonographs, but rather continued its sales activities emphasizing the combined sale of phonographs and radio-related products.

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