[78-L] Pathe Freres Demonstration Record No. 2

[buster]

I have a copy of this record. It's actually one of my favorites,  
because it speaks about a future that is our recent past. And it makes  
a long term claim that turns out to have been true, which is cool.

If you do the math, assuming a 30 year old hearing the record in 1915  
has a kid then, and that kid has a kid at age 30 in 1945...and who is  
then 30 in 1975. Gramps is 90, dad is 60, and grandkid is 30 ("the  
same age you are now").

And in 2005 the great grandkid would be 30, and the record still  
sounded fine.  Bravo Pathe!  Although it probably hasn't Bern played  
1000 times...

I love hearing the record talk to my ancestor about me. Time warp  
trippiness, and poignant too.

On Jun 14, 2010, at 2:17 PM, Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Definitely vertical!
>
> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:29 PM, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <bratcher at pdq.net 
> >wrote:
>
>> At 11:31 AM 6/14/2010, you wrote:
>>> I would assume as you do that these records came out to coincide
>>> with Pathe's entrance into the U.S. Market in the early to mid
>>> teens. Here is a video that I posted over a year ago. I would say
>>> they are certainly not common. This is the only one I have come
>>> across in my years of collecting. I have one other Collector Friend
>>> who also has one.
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb2Ri1y14P8
>>>
>>> Bruce
>>
>>
>> Question: Is that a vertical or lateral record in the video?
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jeff Eades" <sjdeades at yahoo.com>
>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:14:35 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>>> Subject: [78-L] Pathe Freres Demonstration Record No. 2
>>>
>>> I am trying to find out some info on an old 78 that I found in a
>>> collection I recently purchased. There is one album that stands out,
>>> it is labeled as a demonstration record, it is 2 sided and I would
>>> think some what rare. I would assume it is the record the dealer
>>> used for selling the Pathe phonograph. I am just looking for info on
>>> the record and if these are really that rare or just a good
>>> decoration. Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Jeff Eades
>>
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