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

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <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.
>>
Okeh...! AFAIK, the first use of "tighter groove pitch" to put more content
on a 78rpm phonorecord was done by Grey Gull; however, this was ONLY
on their vertical-cut (H-*) issues.

The next example appeared on Hit-Of-The-Week "5-minute" records in
the fall of 1930. The first such used extended-time recordings of a single
tune (fortunately, these included Lang-Venuti interplay!)...but these were
followed by "college "fight" songs,"and finally two current hits per disc!

Shortly thereafter, Columbia introduced "extended-play" 78's. Some
paired instrumental and vocal versions of tunes, while others featured
two different songs. There were a couple of 12" "extended-play"
records, one of which I own...it pairs a medley of Ted Lewis
recordings with a specially-cut" imitation radio show" cut by
Kate Smith!

If anything appeared 1932-195?,I wot not thereof...?!

...stevenc