Suspense Upgrades

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This episode has never been in the best sound. Processing it from the reel copy seems to have helped..

Suspense_1957-05-12_Tarawa_Was_Tough_wJohnLund AFRS UPGRADE-2 PROC.mp3
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Newspaper clippings were previously posted.

This next episode has been circulating with patched open and close -- early collectors thought they were “improving” the recording by “restoring” it. They weren’t as far as hobbyists are concerned today. The sound match of the patched items is very difficult to do. If collectors want to “restore” programs in this manner, they should document it in the file name.

Suspense_1957-06-16_Trial_by_Jury REMOVED PATCHED OPEN & CLOSE - SOUND PROCESSED - STILL LQ.mp3
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Suspense_1957-05-12_Tarawa_Was_Tough_wJohnLund AFRS UPGRADE-2 PROC.mp3

This is actually Suspense_1957-05-05_Celebration_wJoyLeFleur NETWORK UPGRADE-2 (DENOISED still LQ)

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The correct link for Tarawa was Tough is
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Both of these files on the reels were basically the same as what is circulating, but were improved by some additional processing. Better to apply processing to fresh recording that has not undergone aggressive processing than to one that already has.

Suspense_1957-06-23_ALoadOfDynamite_wBartlettRobinson AFRS - SOUND PROCESSED - STILL LQ.mp3
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Suspense_1957-06-30_YellowWallpaper_wAgnesMoorehead UPGRADE-2 PROCESSED.mp3
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Two episodes today because these are still LQ recordings with small improvement. The first one is a different AFRS version than is in common circulation. The second one is a network show that is “less bad.” Aggressive processing it netted no improvement so rather than fight it, the file was left the way it was found with only minor touch-up. It’s still better than what seems to be around as it is.

Suspense_1958-01-26_NineteenDeaconStreet_wJeromeThor AFRS (diff than #965) LQ.mp3
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Jerome Thor was not related to Larry Thor. Both adopted “Thor” as their stage names. Jerome’s actual name was Jerome Perlmutter, and his IMDb page is at [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] He did a lot of early 1950s TV work. Larry Thor’s name was derived from his last name, Arnlelfur Lawrence Thorsteinson.

The only radio appearances by Jerome Thor that are noted in RadioGoldindex are four Suspense ones in 1958. Larry Thor, one of the more beloved radio actors in the 1950s, is listed 563 times. RadioGoldindex only lists recordings that exist, of course. Larry Thor appeared hundreds more times in uncredited roles.


Suspense_1958-03-23_AffairAtLovelandPass_wJAmeche&VBrown (poss edited network) UPGRADE-2 STILL LQ.mp3
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Another two today, beginning with one that is LQ but "less bad."

Suspense_1958-03-30_TheSisters_wFFarmer&CLewis UPGRADE-2 LQ clipped op cl.mp3
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This is another late 50s episode where it's hard to determine if this is network or AFRTS because it's been edited down so much. It's yet another program where it would be great if we could find an AFRTS disc to get a clean recording.

Suspense_1958-05-25_LikeManSomebodyDigMe_wTedReed (might be Network) UPGRADE-2.mp3
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Newspaper clippings for this episode were posted earlier.


Just returned from a brief vacation that was a first fruit of retirement travel: catching some spring training games in Florida. We've wanted to do this for decades, and it was great fun. It is amazing how spring training has changed from being watched by a few hundred people who were begged or otherwise prodded to attend to watch players work on their trade in poorly maintained fields to beautiful fields in today's high-tech small stadiums. These are now large minor league training and teaching complexes featuring $20 seats and $12 hamburgers.  MLB has learned to cluster the complexes within reasonable driving distance (they figured this out in Arizona and gradually made it a strategy in Florida, especially on the Atlantic side) so fans can follow their teams day-to-day as home or visiting teams. Access to the minor league complexes means that early in spring training you may see the day's competitive organizations have their better minor league players and some major league players who need more work playing in an early morning game on a side field that is not publicized, and free to watch. Saturday and Sunday games are filled with young families and weekday games are packed with retirees, many of whom traveled far to see their life-long favorite teams and get a break from the colder northern weather at the same time. The crowds have an infectious happy vibe to them. It won't be an annual trip for us, but just these past few days made for some great memories, even if the games don't count.

It also became clear in meeting so many people who have also followed the Mets for more than 50 years that we're not a fan base, we're a support group.

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Thanks, greybelt.

The spring training games sound like a lot of fun! I'm glad you had a good time!

Two more episodes -- I've been doubling up posted episodes since these are mainly been LQ recordings... but there's more good stuff to come!

Suspense_1958-07-27_SteelRiverPrisonBreak_wBartlettRobinson AFRS UPGRADE STILL LQ.mp3
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This is a second version of an AFRS release. It has different service announcements than the other circulating recording. One copy has had minor touch-ups, and the other has been more aggressively processed.

Suspense_1958-08-10_DiaryOfSaphroniaWinters_wMercedesMcCambridge AFRS UPGRADE-2 (diff than #690).mp3
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Suspense_1958-08-10_DiaryOfSaphroniaWinters_wMercedesMcCambridge AFRS UPGRADE-2 PROCESSED (diff than #690).mp3
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Newspaper clippings for this episode were posted earlier.

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Another doubling up today...

Suspense_1958-08-17_TheBridge_wCathyLewis UPGRADE LIKELY AFRS PROC.mp3
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Suspense_1958-09-07_ManWhoWonTheWar_wHerbertMarshall UPGRADE-2 STILL LQ.mp3
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Still doubling up a bit here when the posts involve LQ recordings or different versions of circulating items...

Suspense_1958-09-21_No_Hiding_Place_wJimAmeche WJR-Detroit UPGRADE.mp3
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This is one for fellow completists... a different AFRTS version than is commonly in circulation
Suspense_1958-10-05_The_Wait_wMariaPalmer AFRTS (diff ver announcements than #694).mp3
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Newspaper clippings for this episode were posted earlier.

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One last time of doubling up... better recordings are ahead...
Newspaper clippings for both of today's episodes were provided earlier in the thread.

Suspense_1958-11-08_TwoForTheRoad_wWConrad&CMcGraw LIKELY AFRS.mp3
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Suspense_1958-11-15_AffairAtAden_wFrankLovejoy UPGRADE-2 CLIPPED OPEN STILL LQ.mp3
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This script was also used on Romance a few years earlier
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This episode has never been circulating in good sound. There is a better copy in circulation that does not have commercials (probably an edited AFRTS recording), but even that is of lesser quality compared to other episodes from this time period. This complete version is slightly better than the prior intact version in circulation which had significant artifacts from sound processing. This is a better copy than that, but for a better sound experience for the drama itself, the edited version is your likely choice.
Suspense_1959-02-22_Star_Over_Hong_Kong_wMarieWilson UPGRADE (incl commls) PROC.mp3
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Time for a little recap about where we are with the upcoming posts...

Most of the files that follow are upgrades paired with a file that had additional processing. These are still recordings that were transferred from a reel collection assembled in the early and mid-1970s, and were from high-level traders that had material close to original source. That means the files did not come to us after going through many traders or from collectors generations later (not in terms of age, but copies of copies of copies, etc., which introduce hiss and other problems) who may have attempted to clean the files for better listening. That processing combined with the encoding process can introduce defects and new kinds of noise. This is the reason for providing both files.

Many of the files from this era of Suspense have circulated in very bad or sub-par sound for decades. It's been great fun working on them and sharing them. There's about 20 episodes left in this batch.

Suspense_1959-03-29_John_Barby_&_Son_wJohnMcIntyre NETWORK UPGRADE.mp3
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Suspense_1959-03-29_John_Barby_&_Son_wJohnMcIntyre NETWORK UPGRADE PROC.mp3
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