[78-L] The End of 78 Era and Lou Breese

[DKing]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for your note, you’re right about the 1950's marking the transition
between shellac and vinyl.  That is why I did not know if that Frankie Laine
record was shellac or vinyl.  Apparently the one I have is a shellac 78,
meant for sale in the USA.

I am always amazed at how many musicians and groups that are on 78s
(and were quite famous in their time) that I’ve never heard of before.

How did you become interested in Lou Breese?

Dave King
Sunnyvale, Calif.


> On Jul 29, 2019, at 9:26 PM, Mark Bardenwerper <citrogsa at charter.net.invalid> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 7/29/2019 11:13 PM, DKing wrote:
>> I was going to respond to each one of you separately, but I’m still learning
>> what this format allows in terms of special characters, responding to one
>> person’s message so it’s seen by the larger list, use of proper terms, etc.
>> 
>> So my hope is that this summary thanks to all of you is OK for now.
>> I really appreciate all of your responses.
>> 
>> Thanks to all who waded through the jumble of messages I caused
>> here about:  Frankie Laine - Columbia Hall of Fame Series - 50006
>> - 10 inch - for USA - Jezebel / Jealousy (Jalousie) - [ probably 1954 ]
>> 
>> A few of you pointed out that this is a 78 rpm shellac record.
>> 
>> You also pointed out there were 7-inch 45s issued for this, with a catalog
>> number of 4-50006.
>> 
>> And I got a music reference book recommendation, many thanks for that
>> - I’ll check to see if it is in a local library.
>> 
>> I’ve done a variety of Google searches for Columbia record 50006 and
>> the only 10-inch version that I find, is on a list created by some French
>> music lovers.
>> 
>> Not everything is on the internet.  Do you think that is why a variety of
>> Google searches don’t find this 10-inch record by Frankie Laine ??
> 
> 
> Even in the mid-50's, the sales of 78's had gone down so far that it was 
> almost surely non-profit. There were pockets of the population that 
> still lacked consistent electric service into the late 50's. Some were 
> intended for sale overseas I am sure. I am a Lou Breese collector and so 
> far, I have landed only one 78 of his 50's era Bally releases. It was a 
> Canadian Sparton.
> 
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