[78-L] 45 RPM sets
David Lennick
dlennick at sympatico.ca
Tue Dec 3 14:43:12 PST 2013
Are they EP or standard length 45s? If they're EPs they're useless because much
editing was done to squeeze albums onto discs that could contain 7 minutes if
they dropped the levels and cut the bass.
dl
On 12/3/2013 5:10 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> I have both the "Golden Apple" and "Me and Juliet" sets. The latter is a triple fold with top-end openings for the 3 discs.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
> On Dec 3, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Dave Burnham<burnhamd at ROGERS.COM> wrote:
>
>> The records in these two sets are in cardboard sleeves connected on one edge like a book. Now that you mention it, I think that every other 45RPM set I've seen has had the discs in separate envelopes contained in a box - except two disc sets with a folded cardboard container.
>>
>> db
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Dec 3, 2013, at 3:50 PM, Royal Pemberton<ampex354 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I wonder how many performers got monster box-sets like the Perry Como set I
>>> found a few months ago at the Salvation Army for $4....it's RCA Victor SPD
>>> 27, 10 45 EPs in a box, from circa 1957. All records present with booklet,
>>> records separated by paper sheets; another sheet explains that because of
>>> the raised labels there's no need for individual sleeves as the label areas
>>> keep record surfaces separated adequately, and the sheets are only to
>>> protect the records' labels.
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 8:27 PM, DAVID BURNHAM<burnhamd at rogers.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Recently while in an antique mall in Jacksonville FL, I came across a pile
>>>> of stuff which contained only two sets of records. They were both in fine
>>>> condition and were ones I'd never encountered before. One was "The Golden
>>>> Apple" and the other was "Me and Juliet". They were both on Green Labeled
>>>> RCA 45RPM sets and the price was not unreasonable, (I think around $7.50
>>>> each before discounts). I'm surprised I've never seen these sets before -
>>>> as 45RPM sets or in any other format.
>>>>
>>>> db
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