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	    [removed]   Volume 95 : Issue 390


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Philip Marlowe log, part 2
	  storage in to the future
	 Sealed Book log update
	 RealAudio

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Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 10:04:48 -0500 (EST)
From: passage@[removed] (Frank Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Philip Marlowe log, part 2
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

         09-10  Sa   50  Ruston Hickory                          34    9A
         09-17  Sa   51  The Baton Sinister                       4 6  9A
         09-24  Sa   52  The Fatted Calf                          4 6  9A
         10-01  Sa   53  Tale Of The Mermaid                      4    9A
         10-08  Sa   54  The Open Window                          4    9A
         10-15  Sa   55  ?????
         10-22  Sa   56  ?????
         10-29  Sa   57  ?????
         11-03  Sa   58  ?????
         11-10  Sa   59  ?????
         11-17  Sa   60  ?????
         11-26  Sa   61  Birds on the Wing                             9A
         12-03  Sa   62  Kid On The Corner                        45    A
         12-10  Sa   63  ?????
         12-17  Sa   64  ?????
         12-24  Sa   65  ?????
         12-31  Sa   66  ?????
 
         1950
         01-07  Sa   67  The Torch Carriers                    1 3     9A
         01-14  Sa   68  The Covered Bridge                       4    9A
         01-21  Sa   69  The Bid For Freedom                   1 3     9A
         01-28  Sa   70  The Hairpin Turn                      1  4    9A
         02-07  Tu   71  The Long Arm                          1  4  7 9A
         02-14  Tu   72  The Grim Echo                         1  4  7 9A
         02-21  Tu   73  The Ladies Night                      1  4  7 9A
         02-28  Tu   74  The Big Step                          1     7 9A
         03-07  Tu   75  The Monkey's Uncle                    1  4  7 9A
         03-14  Tu   76  The Vital Statistic                   1  4  7 9A
         03-21  Tu   77  The Deep Shadow                       1  4 67 9A
         03-28  Tu   78  The Sword Of Cebu                     1  4 67 9A
         04-04  Tu   79  The Man On The Roof                   1  4  7 9A
         04-11  Tu   80  The Anniversary Gift                  1  4  7 9A
         04-18  Tu   81  The Angry Eagle                       1  4 67 9A
         04-25  Tu   82  The High Collared Cape                1  4 67 9A
         05-02  Tu   83  The Sea Horse Jockey                  1  45  89AB
         05-09  Tu   84  The Hiding Place                      1  4 6  9AB
         05-16  Tu   85  The Cloak Of Kamehameha               1    6  9AB
         05-23  Tu   86  The Fox's Tail                        1  45  89AB
         05-30  Tu   87  The Bedside Manner                    1  4 6  9AB
         06-06  Tu   88  The Uneasy Head                       1  4 6  9AB
         06-14  We   89  Face To Forget                           4    9AB
         06-21  We   90  The Gold Cobra                        1  4    9AB
         06-28  We   91  The Pelican's Roost                   1  4 6  9AB
         07-05  We   92  Girl From Pitchfork Corners           1  4 6  9AB
         07-12  We   93  The Iron Coffin                       1  4 6  9AB
         07-19  We   94  The Last Wish                         1  4 6  9AB
         07-28  Fr   95  The Glass Monkey                      1  4 6  9
         08-04  Fr   96  ?????
         08-11  Fr   97  The Quiet Magpie                      1  4 6  9
         08-18  Fr   98  The Dark Tunnel                       1  4 6  9A
         08-25  Fr   99  The Collectors Item                   1  4 6  9
         09-01  Fr  100  The Soft Spot                          2 4 6  9A
         09-08  Fr  101  The Fifth Mask                         2 4 6  9A
         09-15  Fr  102  The Final Payment                      2 4 6  9A
         09-22  Fr  103  The White Carnation                    2 4 6  9A
         09-29  Fr  104  The Big Book                          1 34 67 9A
 
         1951               *** new series ****  
         07-07  Sa    1  Seaside Sabbatical                    1 34 67 9A
         07-14  Sa    2  The Dear Dead Days                    1 34 67 9A
         07-21  Sa    3  Life Can Be Murder                    1  4 67 9A
         07-28  Sa    4  Good Neighbor Policy                     4 67 9A
         08-04  Sa    5  Young Mans Fancy                           67 9A
         08-11  Sa    6  ?????
         08-18  Sa    7  The Young Man's Fancy                  2 4  7 9A
         08-25  Sa    8  ?????
         09-01  Sa    9  ?????
         09-08  Sa   10  ?????
         09-15  Sa   11  Sound and the Unsound (last show)      2 4 67 9A
 
                         Trouble is My Business                     78   B
                 
 
     Other Shows for Philip Marlowe Fans:
 
     Besides the OTR Philip Marlow, the British Broadcasting Corporation
     also did some of the Marlow stories for radio.  
 
     The RHAC catalog lists "The Big Sleep" and "Little Sister". 
 
     Radio Showcase lists "The Big Sleep", "The Long Goodbye", "The Little 
     Sister", "The Lady In The Lake", "Farewell My Lovely" and "The High 
     Window". 
 
     These are new shows (RHAC list "The Big Sleep" with a 1988 date) and 
     some are shown as stereo. 
 
     Vintage also lists "The Long Goodbye", a 1 hour show with Ed Bishop. 
     I'm guessing it's the BBC version.
 
 
     Information Sources:
 
     The information above was obtained from the following OTR vendor
     and club catalogs.  Contact them directly for more information.
 
         Key  Source
         ---  ------------------------------------------------------------
          1   Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512.
          2   Bob Burnham, BRC Productions, PO Box 2645, Livonia, MI
              48151-0645
          3   Ken Mills, Nostalgia Recordings, 907 Maple Ave., Ridgefield,
              NJ 07657.
          4   Steve Kelez, Radio Showcase, [removed] Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA
              95402
          5   Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And
              Comedy (SPERDVAC), PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177
          6   Radio Historical Association of Colorado, [removed] Box 1908,
              Englewood, CO 80150
          7   North American Radio Archives (NARA), 134 Vincewood Dr.,
              Nicolasville, KY 40356.
          8   Erstwhile Radio, [removed] Box 2284, Peabody, MA 01960
          9   Radio Memories, 1600 Wewoka St., North Little Rock, AR 72116
          A   Great American Radio, PO Box 504 Genesee, MI 48437
          B   Vintage Broadcasts. 42 Bowling Green, Staten Island, NY
              10314
 
     Although I have had favorable dealings with some of the above, this
     is not an endorsement of them. I receive nothing by mentioning them.
 
 
     Last Update: 11-11-95
 
 
     Although I retain copyright, this log may be freely copied provided
     that the text is unchanged.  Please share it with fellow OTR lovers.
 
     I would greatly appreciate any error corrections or additional
     information. Please send them to: Frank Passage, 109 Elmwood Road,
     Verona, NJ 07044 or via e-mail to passage@[removed]

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Date:     Tue, 14 Nov 1995 09:51 CST
From: ZENCHC@[removed] (Chris Zenchenko, 7-3543)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject:  storage in to the future
Message-Id: <m0tFNgB-000Y4pC@[removed]>

Here is another entry in the discussion of long term storage of otr for
the future.  I realize that some people have a  dislike of digital audio but
 for what it is worth I offer the following solution.

Digital sampling at 32k mono in 16 bit format provides a high quality
and usable copy of what ever show you want.  The rate allows for
frequency response just over 15,000 hz and meets the maximum broadcast
standards of today.  Since the bulk of shows are in mono there is no
need to sample in stereo, it just doubles the space required to store
the program.
I ran a show on to the drive the other evening.  It was a 15 minute show
but with the pauses for local spots it was closer to 12 minutes after
editing.  The file size was just over 47 meg and the ear could not tell
the difference between computer and disk.
A standard cdrom written in computer format holds about 650 meg of data.
This means that a cd could hold 3 hours of audio sampled at these
settings.
Now enter a program called Sonarc.  It is from Speech Compression and is
distributed as shareware.  It is designed for audio compression and will
out perform Pkzip and Arj on audio files.  I ran it on the 47 meg wave
file and the end result was a 27 meg compressed file.  Sonarc is a
lossless compression like Pkzip and Arj and when you uncrunch the file
you have a duplicate of the original file.
My calculations are that compressed wave or SND files would make it
possible to store 5 to 5 and one half hours worth of good audio on a
standard cdrom disk.
I tested the produced wave file on several computers with large hard
disks and different audio cards.  The audio quality of the show was over
all far better than cassette or reels could reproduce.  The one thing to
watch for is noisy audio cards in host computers but the portability and
flexibility of this method has possibilities.
Each half hour show could be in one file and with Sonarc the files size
would be around 60 meg.  Not good enough for transfer over today's
modems, but getting there.  Cdrom recorders are priced just above good
quality reel decks.  I have been getting blank quad speed media for
around $[removed] per disk and for preserving good quality copies of loaned
transcription disks it seems like a good bet next to my reel machines.
I am not giving up on reels but the quality of the digital files I have
done so far lead me to consider the above method.
So what would it take for the average collector to play one of these
files?  You need a fast 386 or up.  You need a cdrom drive.  You need a
good 16 bit sound card.  You need about 120 meg of free disk space for a
half hour show.
The process of playing a show would be something like:
Select the file from the cd you want to hear.
Run the uncompress program on the file expanding it to your local hard
disk.
Run your favorite wave file player and select the file you uncompressed.
Sit back and listen or copy to format of your choice.
In my opinion this method works if the shows you are digitizing are
coming from transcriptions or near first generation tapes.  The cost of
storing is still to high to permit digitizing some of the junk that is
out there.

73 from WB9RSQ

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Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 14:40:22 -0500 (EST)
From: passage@[removed] (Frank Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Sealed Book log update
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

                         T H E   S E A L E D   B O O K
                         -----   -----------   -------
 
                                     1945
 
 
     First Show: 03-18-45                              Last Show: 09-09-45
     Number Shows: 26                              Audition Show: none  
 
 
     Show Description:
 
     This radio mystery anthology was origionally developed by Radio
     Station WOR (The Mutual Broadcasting System's flagship station in
     New York City) as a 1945 summer replacement for THE SHADOW.  It was
     syndicated and was generally broadcast on Sunday evenings at 10:30
     PM.
 
     The shows were written by Bob Arthur and David Kogan and the narrator
     was Phillip Clarke.  A total of 26 shows were produced.  All shows
     are available for collectors.
 
 
     List Comments:
 
     This list is ordered by broadcast date.
 
 
     List:
 
         Date      Num  Title                                 Src Key
         --------  ---  ------------------------------------  ---------
         03-18-45    1  "The Hands of Death"                   2345678
         03-25-45    2  "The King Of The World"                2 4567
         04-01-45    3  "Death Spins A Web"                    2 4567
         04-08-45    4  "Devil Island"                         2 45678
         04-15-45    5  "Escape By Death"                     12 45678
         04-22-45    6  "Death At Storm House"                12 4567
         04-29-45    7  "Accusing Corpse"                     12 456 8
         05-06-45    8  "Stranger in the House"               12  5678
         05-13-45    9  "Out Of The Past"                      2  5678
         05-20-45   10  "Welcome Home"                         2  567
         05-27-45   11  "I'll Die Laughing"                    2   678
         06-03-45   12  "Design For Death"                     2  567
         06-10-45   13  "Ghost Maker"                          2     8
         06-17-45   14  "Broadway Here I Come"                 2 45 78
         06-24-45   15  "Queen of the Cats"                    2  5 78
         07-01-45   16  "Death Rings Down The Curtain"         2  5 78
         07-08-45   17  "Till Death Do Us Part"                2  5 78
         07-15-45   18  "The Man With The Stolen Face"         2  5 7
         07-22-45   19  "My Beloved Must Die"                  2  5 7
         07-29-45   20  "Beware of Tomorrow"                   2  5 7
         08-05-45   21  "Murder Must Be Paid For"              2  5 7
         08-12-45   22  "To Have & To Hold"                    2  5 7
         08-19-45   23  "Murderer Unknown"                    12  5 7
         08-26-45   24  "Time On My Hands"                    12  5 7
         09-02-45   25  "You Only Die Once"                    2  5
         09-09-45   26  "Death Laughs Last"                    2
 
 
     Information Sources:
 
     The information above was obtained from the following OTR vendor
     and club catalogs.  Contact them directly for more information.
 
 
         Key Source
         --- ------------------------------------------------------------
          1  Ken Mills, Nostalgia Recordings, 907 Maple Ave., Ridgefield,
             NJ 07657
          2  Steve Kelez, Radio Showcase, [removed] Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA
             95402
          3  University of Memphis Radio Program Archive, Learning Media
             Center, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152
          4  Erstwhile Radio, [removed] Box 2284, Peabody, MA 01960
          5  North American Radio Archives (NARA), 134 Vincewood Dr.,
             Nicolasville, KY 40356.
          6  Society for the Preservation of Entertainment Radio, Variety
             And Comedy (SPERDVAC), PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177
          7  Radio Historical Association of Colorado, [removed] Box 1908,
             Englewood, CO 80150
          8  Adventures in Cassettes, 5353 Nathan Lane North, Plymouth,
             MN 55442-1978
 
     Although I have had favorable dealings with some of the above, to be 
     fair to all, this is not an endorsement of them. I receive nothing by 
     mentioning them.
 
 
     Feedback: (Thanks!)
 
     Mort Schlein <MORTN2HH@[removed]> sent a correction for the show
     title "You Only Die Once" (was "You Only Die Twice").
 
 
     Last Update: 11-08-95
 
 
     Although I retain copyright, this log may be freely copied provided 
     that the text is unchanged.  Please share it with fellow OTR lovers.
 
     I would greatly appreciate any error corrections or additional
     information. Please send them to: Frank Passage, 109 Elmwood Road,
     Verona, NJ 07044 or via e-mail to passage@[removed]

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Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:29:10 +0000
From: alvo@[removed] (Alan Voorhees)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: RealAudio
Message-Id: <[removed]@ [removed]>

>Add this begs the question.  Why aren't OTR fans putting programs out on 
>the net in one of those formats? 

Simple: Money. 

RealAudio players are free (from: [removed]) but the server
software, the part necessary to make sound clips available, is
expensive--from $1,[removed] plus $[removed] yearly for upgrades and support to
$9,[removed] plus $3,[removed] yearly.

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