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Sebatron 20 August 2003

“….THE ORACLE HAS SPOKEN….

 There will be no showdown
 There is one more question to complete
 There are two winners
 One winner recieves the Lamb ………..…
 The other must answer ONE more question and will thence forth receive the SECOND Lamb in due time. Not longer than the time it takes for the moon to travel through two lunar cycles….
Or maybe three.

THE WINNER(S):

FIRST PRIZE:

Sebatron VMP-2000E
WORTH OVER $1000 USD
..INCLUDING SHIPPING
AWARDED TO…………………………….DOUG. :cool: :cool: :tu:

…BUT ONLY IF HE ANSWERS THE QUESTION…..
(One that had failed to be properly answered earlier )

WHEN DID THE FIRST RECORDED FADE-OUT TAKE PLACE?

OR

WHERE/WHY DID THE PRACTICE OF FADEING OUT THE END OF TRACKS ORIGINATE?

OR

WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE RECORDING ‘FADE-OUT’ ?

Take your time FREAKY,…..i’m talking days, even a week or two.
This question is only directed to you ( no-one else ).
…the Sponge requires at least one reference as to where you got your DATA from…
..just to prove legitimacy…..then it may be satisfied.
Answer to be posted in this thread if possible.

Stay focused and determined,
…and keep your socks clean.

THE ORACLE HAS SPOKEN….” :w:

Comments

Sebatron Wed, 08/20/2003 - 18:06

…and that’s about all he said….
Then the celebrations began.
I got up on me Rhodes and we had a big Jam…. and then they brought out the Lamb.
It was great… pity you couldn’t make it…

I’m not sure if I spotted Muddy Waters there …. I’m pretty sure I saw Robert Maxwell playing tambourine….. M.Faraday on Bongo Drum.
George .H. was there as well playing his Grestch hollow body as usual ,
….Johhny .B. on drums…..Enthwhistle on Bass….Y.Gagarin on trombone….
It was a great gig….maybe next time I’ll try and get it televised.

We celebrated on your behalf. :D

Cheers,
~SEBATRON~

Rod Gervais Wed, 08/20/2003 - 18:28

Congrats to you Doug....... you earned it..... :c:

And now to you Seb,

You truly have a good heart - your challenges were wild - your game an exciting wet ride through the rapids........ and in the end - you go took us to a place which has so much more than you offered in the beginning.

Look into your future my friend - for i see that it is bright. :p:

Sincerely,

Rod

anonymous Tue, 09/02/2003 - 23:25

Well, after searching for almost two weeks, I've got an answer! The first recorded fadeout took place in 1923. There is no engineer to give credit to because the first fade ending was done acoustically. Electric recording didn't become really practical until 1925.(1) The recording in question is Gustav Holst's "The Planets", the ending is a female offstage choir fading out.(2) Here's a huge Mp3 of Neptune, if you want to hear the end for yourselves.(3) Holst intended the fade to evoke the sense of leaving the solar system (as we knew it in 1914, Neptune was the last planet...) and going into the ether. Holst himself (who was a writer, not conductor...) swung the baton for the 1923 session.(4)

(1) A few fun recording history links:[="http://history.acusd.edu/gen/recording/notes.html"]here,[/]="http://history.acus…"]here,[/] [[url=http://="http://www.bbc.co.u…"]here,[/]="http://www.bbc.co.u…"]here,[/] [="http://lovesphere.org/mosr/timetable.shtml"]and here.[/]="http://lovesphere.o…"]and here.[/]
(2) Some links about the "The Planets" [[url=http://="http://www.bbc.co.u…"]here,[/]="http://www.bbc.co.u…"]here,[/] here, and here.
(3) [="http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/cons/ensembles/pco/pco2002-3/PCO10-4-02-Planets-07-Neptune.mp3"]Neptune[/]="http://www.peabody…"]Neptune[/] ,it's 14 Meg but sounds great...
(4) [[url=http://="http://www.classica…"]shows the first recording of "The Planets" occured in 1923...[/]="http://www.classica…"]shows the first recording of "The Planets" occured in 1923...[/]
(5) [[url=http://[/URL]="http://media-arts.r…"]I just thought this was interesting, it really has nothing to do with the above answer.[/]="http://media-arts.r…"]I just thought this was interesting, it really has nothing to do with the above answer.[/]

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