Audio Restoration Leads To New Book!
Now Available – A Guide to the Railroad Record Club E-Book
tape-restoration.com/mikekonopka.com client Kenneth Gear has written and compiled a complete history of William Steventon‘s Railroad Record Club, which issued 42 different LPs of steam, electric, and diesel railroad audio, beginning with its origins in 1953.
Author Kenneth Gear explains:
“As many readers are aware David (Sadowski, Ken’s friend and assistant on the book) and I have been trying to preserve the legacy of William Steventon’s Railroad Record Club. To that end we have collected all the released LPs and reissued them on CDs. We have posted many RRC traction photographs in this blog, put together a history of the club and gathered biographical information about William Steventon and his recording associates.”
“We uncovered some interesting information about the techniques and equipment used to make field recordings in the pre-digital age and the process of producing the LPs. I acquired the William Steventon estate and discovered a veritable treasure trove of unreleased audio, master tapes, original artwork commissioned for the album jackets, test pressings, movie films and numerous artifacts from all phases of the record making procedure from field tape to released LP.”
Audio Restoration Leads To New Book!
Ken continues, “Much of the restored audio which was handled by Mike Konopka has been donated to museums and historical societies and CDs are offered for sale in the Trolly Dodger online store. The history of the club and the story of my efforts to buy the estate have appeared in my own blog and also Mike Konopka’s Ttone blog, but that didn’t seem to be enough. We wanted to do more.”
David finally hit on the perfect idea, he suggested that Ken write an eBook. This format would allow Ken and David to present not only a more detailed history of the club and an updated account of my purchase of the estate, but it could also include audio files, photo scans and movie files. Virtually all of William Steventon’s Railroad Record Club archive could be gathered into one place!
Order the eBook at the Trolly Dodger online store
You can also visit Ken’s Facebook page
$10 from the sale of each RRC E-Book will go to Kenneth Gear to repay him for some of his costs in saving this important part of railroad history.
