'Nipper' picture.
suave harv
'nipper' shot, (of Elvis biting the RCA dog's ear) was taken. It's a great
shot, used to fine effect on the bootleg 'It's A dogs Life'.
http://www.elvisspecialties.com/catalog/a_dogs_life_3140042.htm
There are no other pictures of Elvis with nipper, apart from some on-stage
ones (where he's rolling on the floor).
craig
Craig
Dawn in Memphis
What is the story about Nipper?
Was he some RCA execs dog?
suave harv
> Hollywood Bowl concert I believe
Have you ever seen the picture with the background on as well? I haven't.
(By the way, I got sick of the 'Pagan Genie' nick, my posts were getting too
good to be anonymous!).
suave harv
By the way, I saw a whole box of these boots going for £3 each. . only about
5 years ago! I can't believe I bought only one. I could have cleaned up on
ebay!
Dawn in Memphis
Ahh ha!
I knew the posts were coming from the UK,
but I never dreamed it was YOU!
shame-shame..........
Lovemy...@aol.com
AHA!
Marty
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Elvis used to have a porcelin Nipper in his upstairs office given to him by
RCA.
Marty
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Marty
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Double AHA!
Marty
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suave harv
> but I never dreamed it was YOU!
> shame-shame..........
AEK, the only newsgroup where you can post knowledgeable subject related
topics and people think "who's that troll!" ;-)
I'm fair though, if I change my nick I do always say . . just not right
away;-) !
suave harv
> Elvis used to have a porcelin Nipper in his upstairs office given to him
by
> RCA.
I bet that's what he told all the ladies . . . beats 'etchings' I suppose!
Was it as large as the one on the picture can you remember?
Marty
Yes and he told that to the ladies also.
Marty
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Devildog
Suave, the "Pagan" bit was a dead giveaway.
Devildog
Lovemy...@aol.com
Devildog wrote:
> Did somebody say nipple?
Somehow I KNEW you were going to say that. :)
Devildog
You know what they; they always come in pairs...
James V. Roy
> What is the story about Nipper?
> Was he some RCA execs dog?
>
Nipper, the dog was born in Bristol, England in 1884. Nipper was a mutt,
part bull terrier and a trace of fox terrier. He got the name because he
like to nip the back of peoples legs, like puppies do. His first owner, Mark
Barraud, died in 1887, Nipper was taken to Liverpool by Mark's younger
brother, Francis, who was a struggling painter.
In Liverpool, Nipper discovered the Phonograph, a cylinder recording and
playing machine and Francis Barraud "often noticed how puzzled he was to try
to figure out where the voice came from." Barraud commited this scene to
memory, because it wasn't until three years after Nipper died, September of
1895, that he painted the scene of Nipper trying to make out where the
sounds were originating from.
In 1898 Barraud completed the painting and registered it on 11 February 1899
as 'Dog looking at and listening to a Phonograph.'
Barraud then decided to rename the painting 'His Master's Voice' and tried
to exhibit it at the Royal Academy, but was turned down. He had no more luck
trying to offer it for reproduction in magazines. "No one would know what
the dog was doing" was given as the reason!
Next on Barraud's list was The Edison Bell Company, leading manufacturer of
the cylinder phonograph, but again without success. "Dogs don't listen to
phonographs," the company said.
Barraud was given the advise to repaint the horn from black to gold, as this
might better his opportunity for a sale. With this in mind, in the summer of
1899 he visited 31 Maiden Lane, home of the newly formed Gramophone Company,
with a photograph of his painting and a request to borrow a brass horn.
As Barraud later wrote in an article for The Strand magazine: "The manager,
Mr Barry Owen asked me if the picture was for sale and if I could introduce
a machine of their own make, a Gramophone, instead of the one in the
picture. I replied that the picture was for sale and that I could make the
alteration if they would let me have an instrument to paint from."
This painting made its first public appearance on The Gramophone Company's
advertising literature in January 1900, and later on some novelty
promotional items. However, 'His Master's Voice' did not feature on the
Company's British letter headings until 1907. The painting and title were
finally registered as a trademark in 1910.
It was also in 1900 that a seemingly innocuous request led to the eventual
disappearance of 'His Master's Voice' as a label trademark. Emile Berliner,
inventor of the gramophone, asked Barry Owen to assign him the copyright of
'His Master's Voice' for America. Owen agreed, as he did in 1904 to a
similar request from Japan. Some eighty years later, when the arrival of the
Compact Disc prompted record companies to start manufacturing centrally for
the world, EMI paid the price of losing its rights in these two vital
territories - and EMI Classics was created as a successor to 'His Master's
Voice'.
Meanwhile Francis Barraud spent much of the rest of his working life
painting 24 replicas of his original, as commissioned by The Gramophone
Company. Following his death in 1924 other artists carried on the tradition
until the end of the decade.
During its long active life, the 'His Master's Voice' label has enjoyed a
unique reputation with both the music business and the public. Over the
years a healthy market has developed in collecting the vast array of items
produced in its image. A Collectors' Guide, originally published in 1984,
has been now updated for publication in 1997.
Though only used by EMI today as the marketing identity for HMV Shops in the
UK and Europe, the 'His Master's Voice' trademark is still instantly
recognized and sits proudly and firmly in the Top 10 of 'Famous Brands of
the 20th Century'.
Nipper Facts:
Did you know that.....
The 'His Master's Voice' painting is now displayed at EMI Music's Gloucester
Place headquarters and when viewed in the right light, the original
phonograph can still be seen underneath the second layer of paint.
When asked if EMI could place a commemorative plaque on the wall of Nipper's
house in Bristol, the owner's reply was "Yes, if you buy the house!"
Captain Scott recreated the famous picture during his exploration to the
South Pole, capturing one of the huskies looking at the HMV gramophone
presented to him by The Gramophone Company.
There have been false rumours that the original painting had Nipper sitting
on a coffin listening to a recording of his dead master's voice.
In 1980 HMV Shops found a Nipper lookalike called Toby for in-store personal
appearances but Toby didn't find friends everywhere and in 1984 he was
banned from entering Crufts.
This was from http://rcadog.tripod.com/historyofnipper.htm
Jim
Dawn in Memphis
Jim>
Thanks Jim
Even Nipper has an impersonator.
Luuk
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Interesting story.
I purchased an Elvis USA-import LP in Great-Britain and Nipper was covered
by black stickers due to the copyright.
In The Netherlands Elvis USA-import LP's did not have the black stickers
covering Nipper.
suave harv
> Suave, the "Pagan" bit was a dead giveaway.
Yea, plus, anyone could see the BTInternet bit, as Dawn did, so that narrows
it down to the UK. And considering my VAST Elvis knowledge, they'd have to
assume it's me. . or Palmer I suppose.
And Richard hasn't got the same childish mentality as me. . so, the gig's
up!
Interestingly, Genie hated the Pagan Genie posts, yet I thought they were
rather good! And certainly on-topic. If I'd have carried on, (and I may
yet), I'd have slipped a Haggis reference in, just so ya'll would know.
I once posted two posts, at the same time, one about unissued Elvis
recordings and one about what Elvis liked on his sandwiches. Guess which one
got the most replies?
AEK, it's a piss-pot full of freaks but you gotta love it!
Bill Burk
history, I failed to see any reference to Nipper on the Vocalion label.
My Italian grandfather had a 78 rpm of Beer Barrel Polka on the Vocalion
label and it had Nipper listening (same then as now). We played that record
a good 1000 times when I was growing up. I swear I feel that record planted
my roots in music and that was early '30s.
007
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James V. Roy
label and it had Nipper listening (same then as now). We played that
record
a good 1000 times when I was growing up. I swear I feel that record planted
my roots in music and that was early '30s."
Bill, what was on the flipside? I haven't been able to find any connection
with Vocalion to Victor or any Vocalion label with Nipper on it (not that it
didn't exist).
Jim
Bill
Did old 78's have a flip side?
Bill
James V. Roy
but the only ones I've ever seen did. There is a 78 I've seen advertised,
Vocalion 04824, Ever So Quiet/Beer Barrel Polka, and I was going to call
about and have them check the label.
(http://www.hezzie.com/cgi-bin/shop.pl/page=hezziehoosier78.html)
Jim
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craig
puppy buddy. What was the winning name?
Spot? Dot? somthething...
Craig
James V. Roy
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craig
Craig
James V. Roy
joined by a smaller canine companion named Chipper, who represented the
semi-conductor-based future of digital consumer electronics"
http://www.rca.com/content/viewdetail/1,2811,EI268-CI263,00.html
Jim
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Chris
Interesting post snipped for space...Thanks Jim.
I happen to have a life-size Nipper dog. We've had him for many years, got
it in Japan where they were used to advertise ,outside stores. I suspect
they are rare now....having looked on EBay.
Didn't know there was an Elvis connection though, till now.
LOL..our Nipper is sitting next to a large speaker...as if he's 'listening'.
I'd be surpised if he has any ear drums left after 30 odd years of listening
to my 'Elvis Nights'..;)
Chris.
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