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

[Chris Zwarg]

At 17:53 09.11.2008, you wrote:


>   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.

The 1930-1931 Hit of the Week / Durium discs with two full-length tunes on one side are another early example, and Edison's 20-minute-per-side Diamond Discs are still earlier.

Chris Zwarg


>   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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