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

[aaronlebedeff at free.fr]

   They began to record "microgroove" 78's earlier than these records  
: I have a 10" 1930's Odeon made in Argentine, that plays during more  
than 5 minutes at the regular speed.

   Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> a écrit :

>
> 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
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> 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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