[78-L] 8 1/3 rpm??

[David Lennick]

I'm sure the American Federation of the Blind (or equivalent) provided the 
player. In England, literature for the blind was recorded at 24RPM.

I've run across many packages of flexi discs recorded at 8 1/3.

dl

On 9/17/2012 12:34 AM, Clifford Bolling wrote:
> Just came across a really weird record.  The  record is microgroove, vinyl, 10 inch diameter, with paper labels on each
> side.  The label on one side is in braille, the label on the other is printed.  According to the printed label, the braille side
> plays at 16 2/3 rpm and the printed label side plays at 8 1/3 rpm.  It is a Library of Congress Talking Book with Alexander
> Scourby's narration 'INTRODUCTION TO TALKING BOOKS' on the slow side and something else on the braille side.
>
> I've never seen a record with so much out of whack.
>
> As always, I would really appreciate some enlightenment here.
>
> Where does one find a record player that plays 8 1/3 rpm??
>
> Thanks!
>
> Cliff
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