[78-L] My Dad's Gramophone.

[Dan Van Landingham]

The earliest grand opera record I ever heard was an Edison thick disc by Anna 
Case.It was "men
quo vo".This was back in 1959 when I was given an old Brunswick machine with the 
records.The
record didn't have the white paper label on it;it was etched in black.I gave to 
a dear friend of mine
from Italy around 35 years ago.She recently passed away at the age of 85.




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From: Spats <spats47 at ntlworld.com>
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Sent: Wed, December 22, 2010 9:17:27 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] My Dad's Gramophone.

Hi!

I don't remember us having a gramophone until my parents bought me a 
wind-up portable Rexene covered Decca when I was three as a Xmas 
present or maybe a birthday present. No, I listened to my 
great-uncle's 1920s HMV table top gramophone.

On that, he would play me records of Caruso, Chaliapin, Galli-Curci 
and Supervia. 60 years later, and even though my tastes have 
broadened (I discovered Duke Ellington in my teens, for instance) 
and I still listen to the same music. There's nothing like the GREAt 
opera singers!

Earl.
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