[78-L] 'Modern' 78s.

[David Lennick]

Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
> At 06:53 AM 7/29/2009, you wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> Earl.
> 
> Who was doing that besides RCA Victor & Liberty? 
> 

MGM, Mercury (later switched to shellac in the mid 50s), Discovery, Savoy, many 
more..RCA's vinyl pressings were kiddie records and DeLuxe classical items, the 
latter discontinued by 1950.

dl