#durium

[soulmusicsongs]

Che Giorno È? - Wess and The Airedales (Vehicle, 1972)

[penhero]

This is a Travelers Pen Company fountain pen and pencil set in a red and black marbled celluloid c. 1930s. It's a 5 1/16 inches long lever fill fountain pen with a cap and barrel made from a celluloid strip wound in a spiral pattern tube and then finished into the final shape.  The stainless steel "Durium" nib and trim are all lightly 14 karat gold plated, which easily wears or polishes off.  This model was made in several other colors.  There are no cap and barrel stampings.  Note the pen has TRAVELERS and U.S.A. stamped on the clip, but the pencil's clip is stamped TRAVELER, indicating other pens marked either way are probably made by the same manufacturer.  Some examples of Travelers Pen Company pens have the barrel stamped TRAVELERS PEN CO. over 468 BROADWAY over NEW YORK, NY U.S.A.  The fine 14 karat gold plated stainless steel nib is stamped DURIUM over 14K over GOLD PLATE over 4 (indicating the nib size).      

[soulmusicsongs]

There's Gonna Be A Revolution - Wess and The Airedales (Vehicle, 1972)

[monkeyssalad-blog]

1968 durium records by Al Q Via Flickr: An Italian record company

[obskuremusic]

#1 | Liebe War Es Nie... (Side 1) - Warun? (Side 2) | Durium Tango Ensemble | Durium (UK) | Unclear year (early 1930s)

If you were wondering what record was on the profile picture, this is the record here. No full picture of this record exists, only a close-up of the inside sticker. No audio recordings are available of this record either. Only modern reproductions of the first track can be found. You can listen to an example here. (An accordion performance by Sara Ingram Semilian) Also no information could be found about the Durium Tango Ensemble. If anyone could provide any additional information on recordings etc., it would be greatly appreciated.

Invented in 1929, Durium was an early type of synthetic resin used for creating phonograph records, and it was usually cheaper than shellac. It was invented by Hal. T. Beans who was a professor of Chemistry at Colombia University. The material was first used for Hit of the Week in 1930, an American record company specializing in pop and jazz music. Like it's name, it released the week's biggest hits of 1930 through to 1932, when the record company stopped production in June 1932. Such artists included artists such as Duke Ellington's and his Orchestra.

In April 1932, a record company in the UK, called Durium Records, started production in Slough, near London, and is the record company that released this specific 45 into the public, and much like the American counterparts, they were released weekly and available at news stands. Due to the material, these records often curled, making them unplayable, so the company included clips to flatten the record onto the turntable so it could be played. However, this record company only lasted until January 1933, less than a year, and was taken over by Dubrico Ltd. and then Sound Distributors Ltd. in London. The record company also exported to other countries such as Germany, Sweden and Denmark.

Track #1: Liebe War Es Nie... (It Never Was Love) | unknown length

Track #2: Warum? (Why?) | unknown length

Sources to check out: good site on old pre-war II period records Plus Wikipedia Links

[mediadigest]

1977 | Charlie Parker / Fats Navarro - Bird & Fats Vol.1 Durium #charlieparker #fatsnavarro #durium #duriumrecords https://www.instagram.com/p/CDB6EyKp6zd/?igshid=1re8c4qnwfvfu

[budaallmusic]

Giorgio Buratti ‎– A Smooth Day #Durium 1970 Italy Cello – Giorgio Buratti Double Bass – #GiorgioBuratti Engineer – Giorgio Buratti Percussion – #DannieRichmond Piano – #JakiByard Tenor Saxophone – #BobbyJones Trumpet – #EddiePreston

[redhotshellac]

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“Why Did I Get Married” by Frank Luther (as Cal Carson) and unknown musicians

(Recorded circa late 1930/early 1931 in New York City)