[78-L] More educational 78's. When were these made?

Robert M. Bratcher Jr. bratcher at pdq.net
Thu May 28 05:28:36 PDT 2009


At 06:48 AM 5/28/2009, you wrote:
>Peter Muldavin's book lists the dates as follows:
>Both Ginn & Co. discs - 1951.
>Audio Education - 1950 for "The American Singer" but only lists books 1-8
>Follett - Albums 2 & 3 - 1949, Albums 21 & 22 - 1953.
>
>This is a great book if you're at all interested in children's records.
>
>Glenn

Thanks again for the info!!


>--- On Wed, 5/27/09, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <bratcher at pdq.net> wrote:
>
>
>From: Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <bratcher at pdq.net>
>Subject: [78-L] More educational 78's. When were these made?
>To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 2:16 PM
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>
>Another batch of educational type 78's I have here. It all seems to
>be early elementary school (grades 1 to 3) material.
>
>Ginn And Company Songs From Singing In Harmony Of Our Singing World.
>I seem to have 2 different series of these as follows & would like to
>know the years these sets were made if possible. Not that I collect
>these but a friend of mine (another record collector I've known about
>30 years)  gave me a big stack of educational 78's that he had
>gotten. He lives in Baytown Texas & mainly collects 45's.
>
>Blue background silver text made by RCA. One has record 33A E2-C-0119
>as it's matrix number for side A.
>
>Red label with black text made by RCA. Record 25A Matrix E1-CB- 2665
>
>
>Audio Education Inc. The American Singer. White, light blue & dark
>blue on the label. American Book Company and Decca Records Inc.  One
>record says Games And Dances. Book 111 with side A matrix of 77785.
>
>Follett Educational Series all recorded by Columbia. first set light
>blue & white label with light blue text. Together We Sing. Follett
>Publishing Company. One record is Childrens Activity And Game Songs
>album 22 record 2201 matrix PC-6456. Second set set album 21 record
>2105. Matrix PC- 6232. Light pink background with dark pink text.
>Third set green & yellow label with dark green text album 3 record
>303 matrix PC- 5951. Fourth set blue & yellow with blue text. Album 2
>record 202 matrix PC- 5941.
>
>Right now I'm cleaning up & playing the RCA ones I asked about in an
>earlier post, must be about 20 of those. I'll clean up & play these
>too once then put them in sleeves to add to my huge accumulation of
>records. This list of 3 manufacturers is about 50 discs all together.




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