[78-L] 'Modern' 78s.

[Spats]

Dear Steven,

You forget that quite a few 78s were already being pressed in vinyl 
during the 50s, before major companies ceased to issue 78s. Indeed, I 
have several of them.

I just wondered if there are any other companies still releasing old 
records NOW from original parts, maybe in other genres of music on 
any material, though probably vinyl.

Earl.

>
>From: "Spats" <spats47 at ntlworld.com>
>>  I just bought the newest issue of Historic Masters.
>>  They're STILL pressing re-issues of old operatic 78s on vinyl from
>>  original metal parts.
>>
>>  I wonder if anyone else is still pressing up 78s...what, 50 years
>>  before 78s went out of industrial production...
>>
>The difference is that "modern" 78's are vinyl...pressed as though they
>were 10" vinyl LP's! There have been a number of "78's" pressed this
>way since the sixties demise of shellac-based records. The most recent
>commercial 78rpm records I have seen are in the UK series used for
>radio production and the like; I have seen these with dates as late as
>1966 (and don't know when their issue on 78rpm ceased?!)
>
>Steven C. Barr