[78-L] Have RCA question.

[David Lennick]

On 2/6/2012 10:42 PM, David Breneman wrote:
>   From: Dennis Flannigan<dennis.flannigan at gmail.com>
>
>
>> I have a 10" RCA Victor record, 45-5039, featuring the RCA Victor
>> Orchestra. Beautiful color label with Nipper seemingly licking the horn.
>> Sniffing, I suspect.
>>
>> It plays at 45 rpm. Apparently there was a 45-5000 series. I've found no
>> direction on the Internet on where to get information. Is it an anomaly? Is
>> it a precursor to the 45 that RCA developed. Is it common, and I don't know
>> what I'm talking about? Don't reflect too deeply on the last question.
>
> I have a DJ pressing of Pee Wee King's "Slow Poke" like that.  It
> looks just like a regular vinyl 10" 78 DJ release, white label with
> black print, but it plays at 45.  I asked about it here several
> years ago but everyone was stumped.
> _____________________________________________

Okay, this can't be a precursor to the 45 since Slow Poke came out in late 
1951. But the 45-5000 series is children's, and if it's the Victor Orchestra it 
was originally rose color and then full color black label. And if that one 
plays at 45, well that's something I don't know about....!

dl