[78-L] Colored vinyl records

[Michael Biel]

From: "Bud Black" <banjobud at cfl.rr.com>
> I seem to recall that the early versions of the "new" RCA 45 rpm
> records were color coded as such; popular tunes (blue), classical
> music (red), and C&W (hillbilly or cowboy songs back then) (green). Bud 
 
I seem to recall that this has been mentioned at least three times
before in this thread.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com   
 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: RAY KILCOYNE
I've got about 20 colored vinyl 45's. A couple of them from the 78
era.....
BECAUSE YOU'RE MINE - Mario Lanza - Red RCA
SIN (IT'S NO SIN) - Four Aces - Red Victoria
I have two different versions of BLUE CHRISTMAS on green vinyl. Go
figure.
RayK
>
> 45s I have on hand (some of them are Canadian):
>
> Desmond Child and Rouge: Our Love is Insane (Capitol P4669, DJ) mauve
> splash
> Dominic Troiano: Savour the Flavour (Capitol P72792, DJ) white, bit of
> splash
> E. Dee Gold, Canadian pianist: Hustle and Bustle (RCA PB 50511) gold,
> transparent
> Bob Welch: Sentimental Lady (Capitol 4479, promo) cherry red, transparent
> Lisa dal Bello: Pretty Girls (Talisman TALI-UF-NV-5, promo) red,
> transparent
> Bonnie Tyler: If I Sing You a Love Song (RCA 11349, picture sleeve) gold,
> transparent
> Space Project: Conquest of the Stars (RCA JB 50418, promo) gold,
> transparent
> Elvis: Teddy Bear/Puppet on a String (RCA 1978 reissue, picture sleeve)
> dark
> green, transparent
> Elvis: My way/America (RCA 11165) red, transparent
>
> dl