[78-L] Test -- and young record-spinners.

[Matthew Balcerak]

 If your granddaughter is into Beatles, maybe some 50s doo wop or rock n roll 78s would be most appropriate.  

I would also suggest taking a garbage record and allow her to break it or drop it.  Or all your garbage records and really have some fun with it!  I make sure all my nieces and nephews have broken a record before I let them play around with the collection.  

If I found myself in the same situation, I wouldn't be able to help taking a cross-section of 20s-40s pop.
Tiger Rag, Blue Skies, Baby Face, Happy Feet, Sing Sing Sing, Caldonia, etc.

Final suggestion, ask about some of her favorite movies, hit the soundtracks, and see if you have any of the original pressings.  I don't know what movies 7 year olds are in to... but I know Wall-E had Edith Piaf song, 'At Last' was in a Marvel movie at some point, etc.  Maybe the newer Harry Potter movies have some actual period songs in them (I have no idea)

When I was that age, my go to records were snoopy and the red barron on 45 and the bedknobs and broomsticks soundtrack.  

Have fun corrupting the next generation!
-Matt-
    On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 10:39:08 PM CST, ron at fial.com.invalid <ron at fial.com.invalid> wrote:  
 
 
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I have a 7-year old great-grand daughter with a new? record player that plays 78s, 45s and 
33s  -- she is into some Beetles vinlyl re-issues (a big deal these days). 

She is now is asking me if I have any 78 RPM records  LOL !      I told her yes,  about 6 to 7 
thousand.  Most all 10" and 7"shelved on one half of my double garage, the rest is large 
albums stored on edge in various containers.

I will go through the childrens stuff and send her some age-appropriate 78s, they are mostly 
smaller 7-inchers.  A lot of that is nusery-rhyme and childrens stories.  She said that her 
needle flips over, so maybe will work well.  The turnover cartridges usually a saphire 3-mil for 
the 78s.  will mostly send vinyl, maybe one shellac so she can actualy see and hold one. 

Any suggestions?

Regards,  Ron Fial
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