ABSTRACT
In 1920 the Talking Book Corp. of New York released sets of records with books for children. The records were pressed in Atlanta by the Southern States Phonograph Co. and distributed by the Emerson Phonograph Co. Imported to Britain and sold there by the Herman Darewski Publishing Co., they were still being marketed in 1922. [Andrews 1988/4.]
See also Kiddy Record (Label)
There were various systems in the early days of the film that provided mood music related to action on the screen. The photoplayer arrived around 1912. It was an orchestrion with various special effects under operator control. These were made by the North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Co., Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Justus Seeburg, American Photoplayer Co., The Operators Piano Co., Chicago, Lyon & Healy, and the Automatic Music Co. (later the Link Piano Co.). The photoplayer thrived until around 1923. Only a few of the thousands made have survived.
