[78-L] 1960s 78s

[fnarf at comcast.net]

Unrelated to the subject matter of this list, I've been listening to lots of bossa nova and other Brazilian music lately, and trying to find some of the earlier and scarcer records. It's a mystery to me why this stuff has been treated so shabbily by the reissuers (a few long-out-of-print CDs), but anyways.

I discovered from João Gilberto's Wikipedia page that he was making 78s in the Brazilian market quite late, into the 1960s, for Todamerica, Copacabana, and Odeon. The latest one they list is Odeon 14.725, "Bolinha de Papel" (by Geraldo Pereira) backed with "Saudade da Bahia" (by Dorival Caymmi), from April 1961.

Whatever you think of Wikipedia, it does have enormous value not in its own content but in where it sends you. This is unusually detailed discographical information, and it comes from this nice page: http://www.sombras.com.br/joaogilberto/joao.htm

1961 is pretty late for a 78. Being in the less-developed Brazilian market must have helped; I'm guessing also this was primarily for the jukebox market? I know (I think I know) that in the US 78s were being made this late for the country and R&B juke markets. 

I've never seen one of these Gilberto Odeons, of course; even the LPs go for megabucks. What are the latest 78s sitting in the collections of this list's expert members? Any bets on the last US 78, the last world 78? I've heard rumors of a Beatles 78 from India, as late as 1968 -- anyone seen it?

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Steve.