[78-L] a set of Victor PRogram transcriptions

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 01:36 PM 11/10/2009, you wrote:
>Jimmy Wallington was a famous early radio announcer. This is probably a
>early experiment in talking books for the blind because I don't think
>this ever showed up in Victor catalogs. Listening to the recording, is
>is read very fast with only a minimum of expression, which is typical of
>readings for the blind.  By 1935 the Library of Congress talking book
>program was underway, and the examples I have use the Program
>Transcription system of speed and grooving.  One of the discs I have is
>the instructions for the player on one side (read by Alwyn Bach) and a
>message from an FDR cabinet member about the establishment of this
>service for the blind.  The numbering is the Victor matrix number but it
>is on LC labels.
>
>
>Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

Were the discs 10 or 12 inches in size? Could you please send me some 
label scans of these discs?

bratcher at pdq.net

I'd like to see them!!!!




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>  Subject: [78-L] a set of Victor PRogram transcriptions
>  From: "neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com" <neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com>
>  Date: Tue, November 10, 2009 1:12 pm
>  To: 78-l <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
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>  I never knew such things existed....a 4 hour reading on 20 10" sides.
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