[78-L] Eurovision on 78

[Kristjan Saag]

I wrote:
>> Very few British labels had cancelled the 78 rpm format in 1959; some 
>> recordings were >> still issued on 78 rpm only.
>> Philips, BTW, was the last company to offer the 45 rpm format in Britain.
>> That happened as late as January 1958.
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Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. wrote:

> I think the war held back a lot of advancements in Europe.
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No, this was pure British conservatism. The rest of Western Europe followed 
the North American agenda: Sweden issued its last 78's in 1958, Germany 
about the same time, France as well...
The war, as always, was just as important for the development of new 
technology (Decca's Full Frequency Range Recordings, for instance, the 
development of plastics) as it was detrimental to it.
Kristjan