[78-L] One Sided Red Vocalion Records..??

[Michael Biel]

Michael Biel wrote:
>>>> Red Records Are Best.
>>>> Mike (been reading too many record sleeves) Biel 

From: "Robert M. Bratcher Jr." <bratcher at pdq.net>
>>> Oh really? Then why is that so? In other words what makes
>>> them better than black records or any other color? 

I think that Robert misunderstood my sarcastic use of the phrase that is
on the early Vocalion sleeves.  I had assumed that everyone has seen
this sleeve and would understand the reference.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

From: Steven C. Barr
>> Well, it may or may not have been actually true...but Vocalion
>> wanted its potential customers to BELIEVE it was true! IIRC,
>> they said they played more quietly and lasted longer...?!

From: "Sean Miller" <smille1 at nycap.rr.com>
> Well, being the proud (?) owner of a ton of NOS red shellac Vocalions
> of both "pop" stuff (Selvin et al) and opera discs (Raisa etc) I
> acquired several years ago, I can tell you that when played back
> electrically with usually a 2.5 mil stylus, they're super quiet...