[78-L] World 1920s Records

[Jamie Kelly]

Yes correct, what a nice and interesting find.

Australia’s first locally recorded discs were pre-electric"Austral Duplex"
issues, cut in the latter half of 1925 at Noel Pemberton-Billing’s World
Record Company (Wocord) studio, in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton.
"Austral Duplex" records were eight inches in diameter, 78 rpm, and had a
thin black shellac laminate surface on a cardboard backing. The "Austral
Duplex" discs were very finely grooved (even more finely than the later
"Broadcast" eight inch discs), permitting almost four minutes of program to
be accommodated on each side. Most of these discs were pressed wildly
off-centre, so that they "wow" badly at each revolution, and they were
recorded at widely variant speeds, from 65 to 90 rpm!

Jamie

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[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of RUSSELL BARNES
Sent: Monday, 21 December 2009 10:51 PM
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Although I'm not able to add much to the theme of this discussion, I can add
that a Mr. Pemberton-Billings (who I gather was behind World Records) lived
in a cottage here in Dorset.    I only discovered this when I purchased (in
a small Dorset auction room) some forty or more discs plus a speed
controller - and a World Catalogue.
 
These came from the cottage (the contents of which were sold at Auction),
 
Russ Barnes
Dorset

--- On Mon, 21/12/09, Jamie Kelly <otrjamie at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Jamie Kelly <otrjamie at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [78-L] World 1920s Records
To: "'78-L Mail List'" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Monday, 21 December, 2009, 8:13


Yes they start at 33 and go at least to 78 rpm. The speed very gradually
increases like ajusting the speed or pitch control on a cassette or open
reel recorder 

I have tried all variations settings with no luck.

I have a few of the world record controlers that mount on a tabletop or
consol gramophone but the rubber rims are perished which is the case with
everyone I've seen. Otherwise I would be tempted to use a gramophone with an
electic pick-up if I had to.

I'll give Jeff's settings a try. 

Thanks, Jamie

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
Sent: Monday, 21 December 2009 8:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] World 1920s Records

Don't they go from approximately 33.3 to 78 or vice versa? Norman Field has
successfully transferred at least one, which you can SEE on his website, but
the link showing the control apparatus is outdated. Norman..come back to the
Field, er fold!

http://www.normanfield.com/labels1b.htm

dl

Jamie Kelly wrote:
> Does anyone know the cordinnates formular to play the variable speed 
> 1920s World and Vocalion record recordings at the correct speed on the 
> computer? I would like to transfere some of the dance band tracks to 
> CD. I've played around with Adobe and Soundofrge with no luck so far.
> 
> Jamie
> 
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