[78-L] King Edward VIII 1936 Farewell Speech

[Sammy Jones]

Were they instantaneous recordings made on lacquer, or mastered on wax and then pressed?

Wasn't the BBC regularly using recordings on their news bulletins at this time?

Sammy Jones

Martin Fenton wrote: 
> The BBC's archive recording was made onto 78rpm via GPO
> landline at 
> Maida Vale Studios. Double-recorded on four machines (two
> recording at 
> any one time, with overlap, in case of mechanical
> failure.)