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Warren Durrett Collection, MS59

Series X: Sound Recordings

Sub-Series: Records

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Description

Note on Side One Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, Disc No. 1200A, 33 1/3 RPM standard groove, factory backgrounds, 1. General Factory Background- this track contains sounds normally heard in large machine shops, 1'00", 2. General Press Room Background- this strack contains sounds normally heard in very large printing plants, 1'00", 3. Bubbling Machine (fast speed.) 15", 4. Bubbling Machine (slow speed) 15". Note on Side Two Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, Disc No. 1300B, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Factory equipment- miscellaneous, 1. Metal turning lathe, sound of motor being turned on, whirring metal being turned, etc. 1'00", 2. Bench grinding machine, sound of metal being ground on an enemy wheel (not continuous), 35", 3. Litho press in operation (continuous) Big commercial type press, printing large sheets of cardboard, sound can also be used as a punch press 30", 4. Bag making machine, continuous sound as bags are being made, at 20" bell rings indicating completion of fifty bags, 30", 5. Machine Gears- this is a close-up sound of smoothly running meshed gears of heavy machinery, 30".

Note on Side One Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, Disc No. 1902A, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Playground Sounds (children), 1. Group of children whistling and cheernig at sandlot baseball game, 06", 2. Group of children "oo-ing and ah-ing" 06", 3. Children cheering and rooting for batter at sandlot ball game. Hit of ball is heard in thist rack, 50", 4. Single Hit of Softball with Bat, 01", 5. Children Cheering and Rooting, 47", 6. Children Playing Games Together; Happy and Excited Mood, 47". Note on Side Two Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, Disc No. 1902B, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Space sounds (these are ethereal space sounds and radio signals), 1. Ethereal space sounds, 03", 2. Ethereal space sounds, 05", 3. Ethereal space sounds, 08", 4. Ethereal space sounds, 11", 5. Ethereal space sounds (continuous), 1'40".

Note on Side One Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, Disc No. 1900A, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Hospital, 1. Oxygen bag, sound of breathing, inhaling and exhaling of oxygen bag in operating room, 18", 2. Mixing gases by anesthetist in operating room, 29", 3. Heartbeat (normal heart), 27", 4. Slapping of surgical instruments into hands of surgeon, 11", 5. Clanking of surgical instruments in trays in operating room, 24", 6. Ambulance siren, twin type (cont.), 1'04", 7. Ambulance siren (short), 05". Note on Side Two Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, 1900B, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, hospital, 1. Quiet operating room activity, surgeon talking, clanking of instruments, etc. 1'00", 2. Busy operating room activity, surgeon talking, etc., recorded during burst appendix operation, 58", 3. Hospital waiting room activity, general sounds during visintg hours, page calls and unidentifiable conversation, 1'00".

Note on Side One Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1203A, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Trucks-Diesel. 1. Diesel engine starting with gentle racing of motor to stop, 32", 2. Diesel engine starting as above but continuous steady idle, 27", 3. Scoop bucket on crane digging into sand pile. Swivel and dumping. Squeaking of cables and diesel engine clearly audible, 4. Starting of diesel "high ligt", engine stops while front end of bucket is being lowered into pile of earth, then backing off to fade out. Note on Side Two Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1203B, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Tractors and Road Building Machinery. 1. Earth mover being pushed by caterpillar tractor, the engines are laboring under heavy load, 50", 2. Caterpillar tractor pushing earth mover. This is a close-up sound of the diesel engines and of clanking of machines being pushed, 30", 3. Starting of diesel caterpillar tractor engine. Racing motor. Idling then stopping, 33", 4. Starting diesel caterpillar tractor, releasing airbreakes, spiral at 8" to fade away of machine and return; gear shift, spiral at 20" to end, 43".

Note on Side One Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1550A, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Rain and Thunder, 1. Heavy Rain Interspersed with Brilliant Claps of Thunder, 1'30", 2. Thunder Clap, 17", 3. Thunder Clap, 17", 4. Thunder Clap, 12", Note: Each of these thunder sounds is distinctly different. Note on Side Two: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1550B, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Rain, 1. Continuous Light rain, this track contains clear, crisp sounds of rain drops, 1'30", 2. Heavy rain, this track contains continuous heavy rain with clear sounds of the rain hitting puddles, 1'26".

Note on Side One Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1901A, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Gag Effects, 1. Continuous coughing and hacking, 21", 2. Coughing with more effort than preceding track, 10", 3. Coughing, staccato, 03", 4. Continuous coughing with much effort, 15", 5. Bronx Cheer, 01", 6. Laugh (Heh-Heh), 02"", 7. Laugh, 04", 8. Laugh, 23", 9. Sneeze, 03", 10. Sneezes, 02", 11. Sneezes, 05". Note on Side Two Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1901B, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Gag Effects, 1. Crash with a delayed crash tag, 06", 2. Crash, 02", 3. Crash, 01", 4. "Falling Upstairs", 03", 5. "Xylophone", 02", 6. Champagne cork pop and liquid being poured, 35", 7. Slide whistles (a variety of them), 14", 8. Clank, 01", 9. Shuffling of many feet walking along cement sidewalk, 24", 10. Walking on tile hallway floor, jangling of keys, unlocking door, opening and closing, 28".

Note on Side One Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1903A, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Rockets and Missiles, 1. Blast-off of rocket or missile, this track begins with a blast, into a blaring roaring noise to match band 1 of side 1903B, 21", 2. Rocket or missile in flight. The feeling is of a rocket in free flight with tonal changes as the rocket travels, 1'12", 3. Rocket or missile. Powerful and blasting. There is some sputtering near the beginning of this track as the rocket begins to warm up, 1'03".

Note on Side One Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1200A, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Street traffic sounds, 1. General street sounds with cars and busses passing; some horns tooting, 1'30", 2. General street sounds in rainy weather, cars splashing past, horns tooting, etc., 1'30". Note on Side Two Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1200B, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Coal Truck Unloading, 1. Coal truck being unloaded, truck being raised, coal slides out of truck at intervals, periodic raing of motor as truck is raised allowing more coal to slide out, track ends with truck driving away, portion may also be used as ready-mix cement truck, 2'18", 2. Shoveling coal from cement street, this track may also be used for stoker room sounds, 30".

Note on Side One Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1202A, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Auto Garage and Elevated Trains, 1. Elevated train approaching, passing and fade away, 28"", 2. Elevated trains, two going in opposite directions, approach, pass and fade away, 23", 3. Automobile garage shop background. This track contains general sounds normal to large automobile shops. Brake grinding machine in background, 1'00". Note on Side Two Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1202B, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Automobiles and Trucks, 1. Cars and trucks passing on busy superhighway, 1'00", 2. Cars and Trucks passing... Medium traffic, 28", 3. Diesel truck passing at high speed, 14", 4. Diesel truck speeding along superhighway (cont.) In this track, the roar of the engine is clearly heard, the rattling of the trailer hitch and the whine of the tires on the highway near the end. A shift of gears to lower speed and fade away, 1'04".

Note on Side One Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1201A, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Automobile sounds, 1. Car starter motor with strong battery (not continuous: created as motorist would use starter in short bursts), 27", 2. Car Starter Motor as battery gradually weakens (this is in short bursts), 22", 3. Car starter motor on weakened to dead battery, last spurt barely turns over starter motor, 17", 4. Hood of car being unlocked & lifted, spiral at 6" into hood being slammed shut, 07", 5. Slamming down car hood, 02", 6. Starting and racing of hotrodder car ending in stopping engine, 15", 7. Idling and pulling away of hotrodder car, 15", 8. Idling and racing motor to stop of hotrodder, 18". Note on Side Two Label: Standard Sound Effects, Hi Fi, disc no. 1201B, 33 1/3 RPM, standard groove, Automobile Sounds, 1. Hotrodder Racing Motor, 18", 2. Hotrodder Idling Motor (continuous), 15", 3. Car starting and pull-away (automatic shift), normal pull-away, 18", 4. Car starting and pull-away... energetically (automatic shift), 14", 5. Car approach and stop, 17", 6. Car door opening and closing, 04", 7. Hotrodder starting, racing motor and tire screeches, 37".

Note on Side One Label: "Tastemark Audition".

Note on Side One Label: Warren. Note on sleeve: Warren- This is a lousy recording but thought you might like a memory from our get-together last summer, Henry.

Note on Side One Label: Artists' Personal Audition Recording, "An Hour to Shower". Note on Side Two Label: Artists' Personal Audition Recording, "Sweets for the Queen".

Note on Side One Label: 1., "It Happened in Just One, Two, Three",******, (Sylvia Singer), Ellen White, Vocal, Warren Durret Orch., Audition transcription, not licensed for radio or other commercial use. Note on Side Two Label: 2., "I'm Just a Guy", (Sylvia Singer), Ellen White, vocal, Warren Durrett Orch., Audition transcription, not licensed for radio or other commercial use.

Note on Side One Label: Audition transcription, not licensed for radio or other commercial use, #2, "I'm Just a Guy" (Sylvia Singer), Ellen White, vocal, Warren Durret Orch. Note on Side Two Label: Audition transcription, not licensed for radio or other commercial use, #3, "I'm Just a Guy" (Sylvia Singer), Ellen White, vocal, Warren Durret Orch.

Note on Side One Label: Artists' Personal Audition Recording, "Photostatic Book of Dreams", (Sylvia Singer), Arr. by: Warren Durrett, copy.

Note on Side One Label: Artists' Personal Audition Recording, "Love Just You, Sweetheart", vocal: Jo Ann Tally, acc: Warren Durrett. Note on Side Two Label: "Maxine, Maxine", vocal: Jo Ann Tally, acc: Warren Durrett.

Note on Side One Label: Artists' Personal Audition Recording, "Helmer's", Durrett Quartet.

Note on Side One Label: Artists' Personal Audition Recording, "Berl Berry Jingle", starring Warren Durrett and his direction, a Beejay Production. Note on Side Two Center: Kema.

Note on Side One Label: Artists' Personal Audition Recording, Feld Chevrolet audition, Warren Durrett Quintet.

Note on Side One Label: May You Never Be Alone. Note on Side Two Label: 2. Remember Me.

Note on Side One Label: Durrett.

Note on Side One Label: Checkmark. Note on Side Two Label: Same.

Note on Side One Label: "Betty Rose", Jimmy Waters. Note on Side Two Label: "Betty Rose", Dave Thomas.

Note on Side One: Illegible. Note on Side Two: Durrett.

Note on Side One Label: Elec. Osso (?) Music, tracks 4-5-11 for Warren Durrett.

Note on Side One Label: Mar. 11, 1955, Kitty Clover Potato Chip Spots with Warren Durrett & combo. Note on Side Two Label: Kit Clover pot. chips spots, with Warren Durrett & combo.

Note on Side One Label: Edward A. Roche, Deep Freeze. Note on Side Two Label: Wha Happen.

Note on Side One Label: Edward A. Roche, Summer Vacation. Note on Side Two Label: Edward A. Roche, It's Wonderful.

Note on Side One Label: I Don't Want To. Note on Side Two Label: That's Clyde [?].

Note on Side One Label: Beginning Life [?].

Note on Side One Label: 78 RPM, Sample KFAB Station Jingle, 9-4-57, for audition only, Durrett Productions.

Note on Side One Label: 78 RPM, 9-16-57, "Rock at Teentown Saturday Night" (dyer), featuring Johnny Younghanz.

Note on Side One Label: 78 RPM, Channel 5 cuts, 4-27-58. Note on Side Two Label: 78 RPM, 4/27/58, Progress Beer A, B.

Note on Side One Label: Commerce Acceptance for Warren Durrett, 78 rpm, CANCEL. Note on Side Two Label: Surlay Jingle for Warren Durrett, 78 rpm, open & close.

Note on Side One: "Debbie" w/ Log Cabin Ending, 7/8/47.

Note on Side One Label: 78 RPM, Commerce Acceptance and Bestpakt Fish, Durrett Productions.

Note on Side One Label: 5-11-57, 78 RPM, "Dolly Madison Jingle".

Note on Side One Label: LAMB, 6/11/57 (Century).

Note on Side One Label: 4-1-57, 78 RPM, "Butternut Bread", Warren Durrett, arrangement. Note on Side Two Label: 4-1-57, 78 rpm, "Mrs. Karl's Bread", Warren Durrett, arrangement.

Note on Side One Label: Butternut Bread, Blue Seal Bread, 7/8/57. Note on Side Two Label: "Debbie" w/ Butternut ending, 7/8/57.

Note on Side One Label: Sound track only on "Debbie" w/ Butternut ending, 7/8/57. Note on Side Two Label: 7/8/57, Sound track only, Lawrence Welk band, (1) Butternut end, (2) Log Cabin ending.

Note on Side One Label: "Log Cabin Bread", 7/8/57. Note on Side Two Label: "Debbie" w/ Butternut ending, (7/8/57).

Note on Side One Label: "It's True, It's True", Warren R. Durrett, 3940 Locust, Kansas City 4, MO. Note on Side Two Label: "It's True, It's True".

Note on Side Two Label: Kat 2, Hamburger Audition, 4.

Note on Side One Label: KBLX Radio Recording, vocal by Ellen White, Durrett arr., Prisoner of Love, Warren Durrett and his Orchestra. Note on Side Two Label: KBLX Radio Recording, vocal by Ellen White, Durrett arr., Jealous, Warren Durrett and his Orchestra.

Note on Side One Label: KBLX Radio Recording.

Note on Side One Label: KBLX Radio Recording, Exactly Like You (Durrett Arr.), Warren Durrett and his Orchestra. Note on Side Two: KBLX Radio Recording, Vocal by Ellen White, Durrett Arr., The Gypsy, Warren Durrett and his Orchestra.

Note on Side One Label: KBLX Radio Recording, My What a Frye (stock arr.), Warren Durrett and his Orchestra. Note on Side Two Label: KBLX Radio Recording, Eddie Dix, tenor sax, Bob Brookmyer, trombone, Circus in Rhythm (Brookmyer Arr.), Warren Durrett and his Orchestra.

Note on Side One Label: KBLX Radio Recording, Pitchin Up the Boogie (Durrett Arr.), Warren Durrett and his Orchestra. Note on Side Two Label: KBLX Radio Recording, Honey (Durrett Arr.), Warren Durrett and his Orchestra.

Note on Side One Label: 11-14-48, "Theme", Warren Durrett and his Orchestra.

Note on Side One Label: 11-17-47, "Lover", Warenn [sic] Durrett and his Orchestra. Note on Side Two Label: "Don't Take Your Love From Me", Warren Durrett and His Orchestra.

Note on Side One Label: Date, 6-13-48, Side One, Tone Poem for Six Saxes arranged by W. Durrett, Warren Durrett's Orchestra. Note on Side Two Label: Date, 6-13-48, Side Two, Tone Poem for Six Saxes arranged by W. Durrett, Warren Durrett's Orchestra.

Note on Side One Label: Date, 6-13-48, Side One, Body and Soul, arranged by W. Durrett, Warren Durrett's Orchestra, Laura Webb, vocalist.

Note on Side One Label: 11-14-48, "Jealous", Warren Durrett & his Orchestra, vocal by Laura Webb.

Note on Side One Center: Blue Skies, 1947 or 48. Note on Side One Label: 2. "Blue Skies", Joe Myers and his Orchestra (Orig), Damon Transcription Laboratory. Note on Side Two Label: By The River St. Marie.

Note on Side One Label: 6-13-48, No. One, But Beautiful, Arranged by W. Durrett, Warren Durrett's Orchestra, Laura Webb, vocalist. Note on Side Two Label: 6-13-48, No. Two, Let's Fall in Love, Arranged by W. Durrett, Warren Durrett's Orchestra, Laura Webb, vocalist.

Note on Side One Label: 3., "The Man I Love", Warren Durrett and his Orchestra, vocal: Ellen White, Arr: Warren Durrett original, Damon transcription laboratory. Note on Side Two Label: 4., "Jealous", Warren Durrett and his Orchestra, vocal: Ellen White, Arr: Warren Durrett original, Damon Transcription Laboratory.

Note on Side One Label: Cut #3, "Wigless Wednesday", The Little Boppers. Note on Side Two Label: "Fine and Dandy", The Little Boppers, copy.

Note on Side One Label: "The Man I Love", Warren Durrett and his Orchestra, vocal: Ellen White, Arr: Warren Durrett, copy. Note on Side Two Label: "Jealous", Warren Durrett and his Orchestra, vocal: Ellen White, Arr: Warren Durrett, copy.

Note on Side One Label: Discarded cut, 1. "The Man I Love", Warren Durrett and his Orchestra, vocal: Ellen White, Arr: Warren Durrett, original.

Note on Side One Label: The Award Winning, Warren Durrett Orchestra, side 1, NBOP-0750, 33 1/3 rpm, 1. Poor Butterfly Charmaine, Bye Bye Blues, 2. I Love Being Here With You, 3. I Let a Song Go Out of my Heart, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, 4. Indian Love Call, 5. Strike Up the Bond. Note on Side Two Label: The Award Winning Warren Durrett Orchestra, side 2, NBOP-0751, 33 1/3 rpm, 6. Boy Next Door, 7. Mack the Knife, 8. Fever, 9. Easy to Remember, 10. The Touch of your Lips, "Goodnight" Ending.

Note on Side One Label: Warren Durrett Orchestra, NBOP-0750, 33 1/3 rpm, Side 1, 1. Poor Butterfly, Charmaine, Bye Bye Blues, 2. I Love Being Here with You, 3. I Let a Song Go Out of my Heart, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, 4. Indian Love Call, 5. Strike up the Band, Side 2, 6. Boy Next Door, 7. Mack the Knife, 8. Fever, 9. Easy to Remember, 10. The Touch of Your Lips, "Goodnight" Ending, not licensed for sale or commerical use. Note on Side Two Label: Warren Durrett Orchestra, regional champion, Best New Dance Bands of 1961 contest, Omaha, Nebraska, December 17, 1961, sponsored by American Federation of Musicians, NBOP-0751, 33 1/3 rpm, vocals: Julie Turner, trumpets: Sherman Gibson, Don Overholt, Buddy Childers, Trombones: Arch Martin, Bill Drybread, Richard Rogers, Saxes: Marshall DeMuynck, Bob Ousley, Dick Busey, Eddy Dix, Joe Gilliland, Drums: Robbie Wilcox, Bass: Irwain Manaday, Piano: Warren Durrett, Arrangements: John Pope, Selections, 2, 9, Warren Durrett, selections 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,10.

Note on Side One Label: Warren Durrett, 6-7-73, Side 1, TT 14:25. Note on Side Two Label: 6-7-73, Side 2, TT 15:46.

Note on Side One Label: 33 1/3 RPM, 3, "It's a Pity To Say Goodnight", "Hello Young Lovers", "Gone With the Wind", "Isle of Capri", "It Could Happen To You", "Goodnight Medley", Warren Durrett Orchestra. Note on Side Two Label: 4, "Where or When Medley", "Every Day", "Kansas City Shout", "Moon River", "Up the Lazy River", "Jada Twist" "Fever", Warren Durrett Orchestra.

Note on Side One Label: 33 1/3 RPM, 1, "It's a Pity To Say Goodnight", "Hello Young Lovers", "Gone With the Wind", "Isle of Capri", "It Could Happen To You", "Goodnight Medley", Warren Durrett Orchestra. Note on Side Two Label: 2, "Where or When Medley", "Every Day", "Kansas City Shout", "Moon River", "Up the Lazy River", "Jada Twist" "Fever", Warren Durrett Orchestra.