[78-L] Inquiry: Demise of the 10" Long Play

[Randy Watts]

I can tell you that Capitol discontinued 10-inch popular releases in 1955, though certain titles remained in print as late as 1959.

Columbia dropped its original 10-inch popular series in 1955, too, but the earlier year introduced a new 10-inch popular series (The "House Party" series). That one lasted into 1956.

Decca released its last 10-inch pop albums in 1956.

Randy

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On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 10:23 AM CDT Martin Fisher wrote:

>Hi Guys,
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>The following question has been asked by a teaching colleague:
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>"When exactly did record companies/labels stop issuing 10 inch LPs in favor of the 12 inch format and why was the change made."
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>I realize that there are a myriad of reasons as long as a Santa list and that the switch was not simultaneous for all labels and size of the issued disc also depended on the amount of material that was to be issued and both sizes were issued by the same label depending on this criteria.
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>He's really looking for information from printed sources so that's the first priority........but........in lieu of printed documentation he may be satisfied with expert testimony by an "authority" on the subject so here may be your chance to shine.
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>Thanks for any help!  :)
>
>Martin