Honky-Tonk Piano, Sounds From A Bordello In Hi-Fi
Nelson-Wiggins Music Maker
- Artist
- Nelson-Wiggins Music Maker
- Label
- HiFi Records
- Catalog number
- SR 802
- Format
- LP · Stereo
- Country
- US
- Genre
- Jazz
What’s on it
Honky-Tonk Piano, Sounds From A Bordello In Hi-Fi has 16 tracks.
- A1Sing An Old Fashioned Song
- A2If You Were The Only Girl
- A3It Had To Be You
- A4Sweetheart Trails
- A5Lucky Little Devil
- A6Bambalina
- A7Under A Texas Moon
- A8Thank Your Father
- B1There's Danger In Your Eyes Cherie
- B2With You
- B3Puttin' On The Ritz
- B4Sonny Boy
- B5Woman In The Shoe
- B6Please
- B7Moon Over Miami
- B8Lights Out
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Where it came from
Released by HiFi Records in the late 1950s, Honky-Tonk Piano: Sounds From A Bordello In Hi-Fi features the Nelson-Wiggins Music Maker, a specialized type of coin-operated orchestrion. These mechanical musical instruments, popular in the early 20th century, were engineered to provide automated entertainment in taverns and social halls before the widespread adoption of the jukebox, using pneumatic systems to play a piano accompanied by percussion and woodwind effects.
The album serves as a nostalgic exercise in the 'honky-tonk' aesthetic, a genre that gained significant traction during the hi-fi boom when audiophiles sought out novelty recordings to demonstrate the dynamic range and clarity of their sound systems. By stripping away the modern polish of the era in favor of the rhythmic, mechanical charm of the Nelson-Wiggins device, the production aimed to evoke the atmosphere of turn-of-the-century saloons. It remains a notable artifact of the era's fascination with vintage soundscapes and technical sound reproduction.
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