[78-L] Tops Record, is this an LP 78?

[Michael Biel]

Mid-1950s in the microgroove era, so the grooving is narrower but still
playable with a 78 stylus or an LP stylus.  These were supermarket
racked records, but also were sold by mail from radio informercials. 
The performers sometimes tried to sound like the original hit records
(one company had a group labeled "The Sound Effects") but occasionally
an unknown future star shows up on these.  Generally valued only as
packing filler to protect REAL records.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

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Subject: [78-L] Tops Record, is this an LP 78?
From: "Jim Whipkey" <suuford at msn.com>
Date: Sat, November 08, 2008 10:44 am
To: <78-L at 78online.com>

While sorting and trying to figure out what all I have on this dreary
Saturday morning, came across a record I do not recall ever playing.
It's
a TOPS record, a 78, with 3 songs on each side. The selections are
Christmas songs. Hope someone can give me some info on it. The label
says 78rpm RX1012, vocal & Orch, 6 hits on each record. Only
identification
of artists is TOPS orchestra and choristers. The selections are: Jingle
Bells, Santa Claus is Flying through the Sky, The first Noel, O Little
Town
of Bethlehem, Away In A Manger and Good King Wenceslaus. It's a 10 inch,
grooves separate the 3 selections on each side. It would seem to be a
full
orchestra and several singers, male and female. Each song is about 2 and
1/2 minutes long, don't recall ever getting this much music off one side
of a 10 inch 78. I recall some conversation some time ago about such
records, but don't remember much about it.
Jim Whipkey

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