GE12081 Laksamana Sangnata by A. Rahman with Lincoln's Orchestra c. 1947 Keronchong 78rpm Shellac

This release was likely recorded before World War 2 and stored till record production restarted some years after World War 2. This release was advertised in the 'Morning Tribune' on 16 Oct 1947 stating Columbia presents Famous Malay Artistes accompanied by Lincoln's Columbia Orchestra then lists GE12081 to GE12086. By this time, some of the band members had died in the war including David Lincoln. It is also the first reference of Lincoln's Columbia Orchestra instead of just Lincoln's Orchestra.

Keluaran ini mungkin dirakam sebelum Perang Dunia 2 dan disimpan sehingga pengeluaran rekod dimulakan semula beberapa tahun selepas Perang Dunia 2. Keluaran ini diiklankan dalam 'Morning Tribune' pada 16 Okt 1947 dengan menyatakan Columbia mempersembahkan Artis Melayu Terkenal diiringi Lincoln's Columbia Orchestra kemudian menyenaraikan GE12081 kepada PRU12086. Pada masa ini, beberapa ahli kumpulan telah mati dalam perang termasuk David Lincoln. Ia juga merupakan rujukan pertama Lincoln's Columbia Orchestra dan bukannya Lincoln's Orchestra Sahaja.

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Lincoln's Orchestra, led by David Lincoln was a Singapore / Malayan based Keronchong band that accompanied several notable Malayan singers of the time. They had several records under the Columbia label and often played at Happy World Cabaret in Singapore. A recount of Lincoln's Orchestra by Tony Danker can be found on page 136 of this article written by Assoc Prof Eugene Darianathan and Phan Ming Yen of the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University.

Orkestra Lincoln, diketuai oleh David Lincoln ialah sebuah kumpulan Keronchong yang berpangkalan di Singapura / Malaya yang mengiringi beberapa penyanyi Malaya yang terkenal pada masa itu. Mereka mempunyai beberapa rekod di bawah label Columbia dan sering bermain di Happy World Cabaret di Singapura. Pengiraan semula Orkestra Lincoln oleh Tony Danker boleh didapati di halaman 136 artikel ini yang ditulis oleh Prof Madya Eugene Darianathan dan Phan Ming Yen dari Institut Pendidikan Kebangsaan, Universiti Teknologi Nanyang.

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Kroncong (pronounced "kronchong"; Indonesian: Keroncong, Dutch: Krontjong) is the name of a ukulele-like instrument and an Indonesian musical style that typically makes use of the kroncong (the sound chrong-chrong-chrong comes from this instrument, so the music is called kroncong). A kroncong orchestra or ensemble traditionally consists of a flute, a violin, at least one, but usually a pair of kroncongs, a cello in pizzicato style, string bass in pizzicato style, and a vocalist. Kroncong originated as an adaptation of a Portuguese musical tradition, brought by sailors to Indonesian port cities in the 16th century. (Wikipedia)

This recording was digitised with a Audio Technica AT-LP120XBT-USB with an attached AT-VMN95SP stylus for 78rpm shellac phonographs. Digitisation was done through the turntables internal A/D converter and transferred to Adobe Audition on a PC computer via USB. Recording quality was set at 48000hz 32bit Mono. General hiss and significant pops and cracks are removed from the original track. Distortion heard on the hight notes are inherent at the source.