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Steps in Recording Music Pictured at Columbia Plant
A photo sequence shows Woody Herman and his Four Chips in a Columbia Plant recording session. The tour covers lacquer masters, stamping, plating, mother records, biscuits, labels, and the final testing and packing steps before shipping. Notable participants include Gene Sargent Dick Kane Mary Nolan and Ruth Pronson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Plant
Woody Herman
Gene Sargent
Dick Kane
Woody
Andy Lambert
Don Lamond
John Hubetsel
Plater
C—Kalman Meseros
Mary Nolan
John Swetz
James White
Ruth Pronson
Joseph Kotchao
Antoinette Ginane
Anita Ancefsky
Mary Steffan
Sunday Post
Fred Chulze