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

[aaronlebedeff at free.fr]

   We must mention now the 7 inches Pathé vertical cut records from  
the late 1900's that have narrow grooves to be able to last as long as  
a 12 inches record !

   Peter

   "Steven C. Barr" <stevenc at interlinks.net> a écrit :

> ----- 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
>
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