[78-L] Last 78's--WAS: acoustic recording

[Royal Pemberton]

I thought it was matrix 150528-1 recorded 23 May 1930, 'There's a wah-wah
gal in Agua Caliente' by the Golden Gate Orchestra (aka the California
Ramblers....

On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Steven C. Barr <stevenc at interlinks.net>wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DAVID BURNHAM" <burnhamd at rogers.com>
> > 78s didn't disappear till 1958, stereo LPs didn't disappear in 1982 (in
> > fact
> > they're still being manufactured).
> >
> > I realize that, of course. I'm talking about the periods when the various
> > formats were the industry standard. Aside from the change from acoustic
> to
> > electrical, format changes took some time since it involved consumers
> > having to update their listening equipment, (another format which
> > dissappeared almost overnight was the Laser Disc when DVDs were
> > introduced). I don't think acoustic recording was totally abandoned until
> > around 1930 and mono LPs were being made of historic recordings
> throughout
> > the stereo LP era.
> >
> The very last acoustic Harmony discs were cut in (IIRC) early 1931...!
>
> Steven C. Barr
>
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