[78-L] Beach Boys 78s

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
>
> What all of this does, really, is teach us a lesson - the lesson being 
> that if you want a particular item, you know that eBay will most likely 
> have it. If you want to engage in the sociological aspect of record 
> hunting, then you go down to your local mom 'n' pop to browse. That's 
> still the main reason I go to a store like Amoeba. I'm not really looking 
> for anything in particular; it's much easier doing that on eBay. But 
> record stores still serve a different purpose - the experience of 
> exploration, something that is just a little too antiseptic sometimes on 
> the internet. There's room for both in today's society, which is what 
> Record Store Day is trying to encourage.
>
The question is (or  SHOULD be, anyway...!) how many and which pop
artists/groups are going to be made available on present-day 78 rpm
records...?! As well...were there ANY Beach Boys 78's issued in
countries where 78's were sold to customers with wind-up players...?!

In theory it would be possible to issue ANY extant sound recording
on a 78 rpm disc (harder if 3 mil grooves are desired...!). Can we
expect, say. Led Zeppelin 78's? On that nore I suspect there are
blues artists who would like to cut 78's...?!

Steven C. Barr