Someone's Stolen My Sweet, Sweet Baby - Ben Selvin & His Orchestra (Earl Oliver, Larry Abbott)

Ben Selvin (vln) dir: Earl Oliver, Hymie Farberman (tp), Sammy Lewis (tb), Larry Abbott, prob. Ed Stannard (cl,as,ss,k), Bernard Daly (cl,ts,ss), Jimmy Johnston (bsx), Lew Cobey (p), John Cali (bjo) & Milton Sands (d). November 17, 1925.

[HarborGuy]

A new one to me - liked it a lot, fun.

[roybo]

I LOVE THIS SONG, AND THIS AWESOME Video!

[VictrolaJazz]

This is a very early process that Brunswick experienced with I think called Light Ray that was quickly recognized as being deplorable. This sound also exists on Brunswick numbers approximately 2800-2999--beginning with 3000 they are fully electric and no longer have this tinny sound.

[Atticus]

It sounds like a very early electric....

[mlaprarie]

If Aeolian-Vocalion was already part of the Brunswick-Balke-Collander company when this side was make, it's pretty likely that this is a Brunswick "Light Ray" electrical recording. And they are well known for their poor sound quality.

[alexmckenna]

Is it electric or acoustic, or some odd hybrid of the two? Maybe they just stuck a loud-speaker down the recording horn :-)