[78-L] Longest 78

[David Lennick]

Michael Biel wrote:
> 
> In the late 40s Decca reissued some of their 12-inch albums like Porgy 
> and Bess Vol 1 and Ginger Rogers'   "Alice in Wonderland" as vinyl 
> 10-inch sets. 
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

"Once in Love with Amy" ran about 4:20, I think..this was with a heavy bass 
cut. Decca's twelve inch 78s routinely ran 6 minutes from 1950 till they 
stopped making them. Album sets like "The Consul" and "Death of a Salesman" 
were issued on 78 along with the LPs..not often encountered.

dl