[78-L] L-O-N-G playing 78

[David Lennick]

Good old Knuckles O'Toole, who was really Dick Hyman. This was one label that 
actually had some good performers cranking out these mini-sausages.

Okay, "Rock and Roll Jamboree", one of the two super-long 8-track per side 
discs I have is sitting on the turntable right now and I'm running a stopwatch. 
I shall report back. It may not run all that much longer since some of the 
tracks are obviously cut down (Wake Up Little Snoozie by The Woodchuckers came 
in at just under a minute, but occupied groove space you'd usually peg at 
fifteen seconds).

dl

Glenn Longwell wrote:
> I have a bunch of these Waldorf labels.  Most of them are 3 songs, some 2.  However, one lists 6 songs per side by Knuckles O'Toole.  Interestingly, the record visually looks like it only has 3 songs per side.  The longer side clocks in at 6 min 50 sec.
> Glenn
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> --- On Thu, 8/27/09, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:
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> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: [78-L] L-O-N-G playing 78
> To: "78L" <78-L at 78online.com>
> Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 12:40 AM
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> Just checked a disc I junked today, another fine product from "Top Hit Tunes" 
> (Waldorf Music Hall, Grand Award etc). Each side plays well over 8 minutes and 
> contains 4 songs, played for you by Enoch Light, Artie Malvin, Bob Eberly and 
> that's it for people you've heard of.
> 
> Naturally it's microgroove..naturally it was probably played with a bent pin 
> but aside from a couple of skips, it sounds surprisingly good. Better than it 
> looks.
> 
> I think I've run across a longer microgroove 78 from these same folks, but 8+ 
> minutes on a ten-inch 78 side is pretty good.
> 
> dl
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