[78-L] 55 RPM?

[David Lennick]

Quiet, isn't it? And the speeds are printed in green directly on the lacquer, 
in the same style as the green Presto logo. No paper labels, no writing or 
carving on the discs.

dl

On 3/27/2012 1:47 AM, Michael Biel wrote:
> This is the last message I've gotten from the list for two days and I've
> been wanting to answer it and ask questions, but I don't know if others
> have already done so.  So this is in the form of a list test, but also
> to say that I have heard rumors of the BBC using 55 RPM.  If there are
> no labels, do you mean paper labels and that this form is mechanically
> printed on the lacquer?
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
> On 3/25/2012 5:51 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>> I've just found a pair of 12" EMIDISC lacquers, no idea of the date but the
>> material is somebody's private family recording..what's intriguing is that
>> printed on the discs, which do not have labels, are speed options to be
>> circled. And the options are 33 and 55. (The discs are cut at 78.) Were there
>> disc cutters that operated at 55RPM? I've encountered this speed on a few
>> hundred discs cut by a collector in Montreal in the 40s, but I thought he might
>> have fiddled to get that speed, to get more onto the discs (some were labelled
>> 55, others 56).
>>
>> dl