Not for the faint of heart, here is the remarkable 1946 Crepitation (Fart) Contest (part of the 1946 News Broadcasts Collection ). You'll enjoy the fart-off between champion Englishman Lord Windsmear, and challenger, Australian Paul Boomer who had stowed aboard a cabbage freighter. The hilarious comedy recording was apparently created a spoof by two Canadian radio sportscasters in 1946, but this 15 minute recording definitely has some gems in it. Apparently they made several copies, but it was not for distribution. The recording was copied again and again on disc and reel to reel tape. It was distributed underground and played in dark rooms and back alleys around the world. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element This recording is available with many other delightful treats on Random Rarities #7 available on MP3 CD , Audio CD , and instant download .
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ReplyDeleteCould you please provide the source of this information and photo? I cannot find any other references besides direct copies of what is shown here. "Wire Recording Corporation of America" is not mentioned in any histories of tape recording that I know of, and in any case, there were tape recorders using oxide-coated tapes as early as 1935 (AEG Magnetophon), not to mention earlier steel tape recorders such as the Blattnerphone of 1931. Note that some parts of the picture above have been drawn in, most notably the reels, and the machine looks overall 1930s or earlier; there were far less archaic machines already on the market by 1948. All very strange.
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