George L. Boston - The Final Houdini Seance
*Special thanks to yr agent man for this.
I'm back just in time for Halloween to present this. Harry Houdini was certainly one of the greatest magicians of all time and paved the way for the likes of David Copperfield and David Blaine. Houdini achieved feats such as freeing himself from tied rope and handcuffs and escaping from locked trunks. Will Houdini pull off the greatest magic trick of all time and come back from the dead? There was an attempt to get in touch with Houdini and this LP is a documentation of that attempt. Details from the liner notes below:
The world wide final Houdini Seance took place on Halloween night, October 31, 1936, on the roof of the Knickerbocker Hotel in Hollywood, California.
This was to be the greatest attempt to pierce the unknown, and form a spirit contact that was ever conceived by mortal man. It was on this night that Mrs. Harry Houdini made the supreme effort to reach her beloved husband, Houdini.
Over 300 invited guests formed the outer circle, while 13 scientists, occulogists, newspapermen, magicians, spiritual leaders and other friends of Houdini, joined Mrs. Houdini in the inner circle.
As Dr. [Edward] Saint said during the seance, "This is a Houdini night, with the spotlight of the public on Houdini; with the whole world paused to see or hear Houdini step on this side of the curtain."
Tracklisting:
Side 1
1. The Final Houdini Seance side 1 {14:16}
Side 2
1. The Final Houdini Seance side 2 {13:05}
Thanks for this wild and staggering piece of history! At least on this Oct. 31st was Houdini was indeed resurrected... by you! This is a must-download for all interested in American culture (yes, to all you chortling wisenheimers, "American culture" does exist). Nice build-up and then a wow finish worth of Vaudeville. Again, thanks!
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Thank you Grey Calx. This recording is very interesting. This blog one is unique and one of the best around.
ReplyDeleteHello. I appreciate all of the comments. However, we all should thank the individual, yr agent man, for sharing the seance of Houdini with all of us as it is his LP.
ReplyDeletePhil, I am certainly interested in contributions. Leave me a note to discuss how you would like to contribute stuff to this blog.
revrev, you hit the mark and the recent election results should be solid evidence that American culture does exist. :) Of course, it should be noted that culture also exists on the other side as evidenced by this blog's archives though it's a different kind of culture that is not a part of the lives of the majority of Americans.
The ending on this LP is a wow moment and I didn't see that coming.
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