[78-L] R: Shortest 78

[Alfonsi Sergio]

Probably the shortest operatic 78rpm is the Giuseppe OPPEZZO's Columbia records 10013 (D 9263)
He sang OTELLO's ESULTATE without the ORA E PER SEMPRE ADDIO as usual.

Sergio Alfonsi




-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] Per conto di David Lennick
Inviato: venerdì 13 febbraio 2009 4:45
A: 78-L Mail List
Oggetto: Re: [78-L] Shortest 78

But there were some very short early 78s, like General Pershing's speech on Nation's Forum (think that one is less than thirty seconds). And there are a couple of classical albums where the last side is barely a minute, since it's the conclusion of a movement and otherwise they'd have had to add a filler or leave it blank.

I think one of the Buchanan-Goodman break-in records has a flip side of just over a minute.

The shortest 45 side I can think of is Shel Silverstein's "26 Second Song". 
This came in handy when I was at a station where the commercials had to fit a clock pattern..I played it whenever I played Harry Chapin's "Taxi".

dl

yves francois wrote:
> andrew
> i would think about a minute and a half, some early rock and roll pop 
> songs were about that long good question don't think any regular 10" 
> issues were (generally) less than that all the best yves
> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 2/12/09, Andrew Homzy <homzy at vax2.concordia.ca> wrote:
> 
>> From: Andrew Homzy <homzy at vax2.concordia.ca>
>> Subject: [78-L] Shortest 78
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 9:20 PM So what was the shortest 
>> amount of music issued on a standard 10-inch 78?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Andrew Homzy, Montréal
>>
>>
> 


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