[78-L] Colored vinyl records

[David Lennick]

Forgot about Tempo..and again, I suspect that Artist, Alco, Tempo and Allied 
all came out of the same LA pressing plant c. 1949.  Tempo eventually went to 
vinyl 78s. Good thing, too.

dl

Dan Van Landingham wrote:
> I had some of the red vinyl Silvertones as well as a set of long playing records pressed in red vinyl on the "Tempo" label circa 1949.The artists included Joe Venuti,Ben Light as well
> as organist Lloyd Sloop.The 78s were pressed in what looked like shellac.One of those 78s,"Body and Soul",was my introduction to that particular song.I had it in the late fifties.
> 
> --- On Fri, 12/18/09, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <bratcher at pdq.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <bratcher at pdq.net>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Colored vinyl records
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 11:39 AM
> 
> 
> At 07:18 AM 12/18/2009, you wrote:
>> Ted Kneebone wrote:
>>> There are red vinyls in my collection, 78s, LPs, and 45s (RCA, 
>> Concert Hall,
>>> Silvertone). I think I still have some 45s in yellow and blue.  The color
>>> didn't seem to affect the sound!
>>> Before getting these colored records, I didn't think it was 
>> possible to have
>>> anything but black!
>>>
>>>
>> Grand Funk's "We're An American Band" was gold.
>>
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> 
> The first pressing on the LP & 45 both were yellow (gold) vinyl. 
> There was also a set of  Beatles 45's made for jukebox use which each 
> record a different single color other than black. A reissue of Harper 
> Valley PTA  was done  in  green  vinyl. 
>