@Starchbath
Fun fact: the White Album is as issued on 78s in India, where electricity was not as widespread
@StephenPickells-bi2ii
In 1933, they had 78rpm In 1978, they had 33rpm
@prodiptochatterjee3458
78 RPM shellac records were made in India till 1968 at The Gramophone Company of India Ltd at their Dum Dum factory near Calcutta Airport. There were also 12 inch 78 RPM shellac records which played for a longer time.
@roytee3127
A set of 78s, of similar music would be stored in a set of paper sleeves bound together in an "album", similar to a photo album. With the advent of 33 1/3 LPs, an entire "album" of music could be stored on a single disk.
@davidg4288
I really get her going When I whip out my big ten-inch Record of a band that plays the blues
@3lockrock631
I had a little cheap "Lafayette" turntable in my bedroom as a child in the 70s. It played all 3 speeds(33, 45, 78) on the same needle. I don't remember many 78s being around back then. The only ones I remember were books, old TV and movies on vinyl from my local library.
@nitro5247
Haven’t seen you in my feed in years, glad you’re back
@organfairy
"Fragile" is sort of a relative word when speaking about records: Yes they can splinter like glass if dropped on the floor, but they can withstand being played by a pick-up with a down force of more than 100 gr, while vinyl enthusiasts get anxious if more than 1-3 gr are used on a vinyl record.
@johnfairweather9188
I had a “modern turntable” in 1965 that played 33, 45, and 78 rpm records.
@LakeNatronHotSprings
Some of the really rare early ones were single sided! Just flat, or maybe with a small stamp with instructions! I love to collect these!
@irontobias
Gramophone is a brand of phonograph, which is what the actual player is called.
@-oiiio-3993
The vintage gramophone needles were consumables. They were simple steel points that would wear during use.
@michaelseyfried-silver-spike
I just got a few of them from my father's house. They are great. No warp like vinyl. Better than some of the mail order 33 rpm I bought online.
@ojonasar
I’ve got quite a few of these in my record collection; included in them are songs like “Tiptoe through the tulips”, “Cheek to cheek”, “Don’t ‘ang my ‘arry”, and many more. From my late grandparents.
@GaryKeepItSimple
We had 78s in the early 60s in the UK.
@jamesslick4790
Note: Some "78"s are not normal 78s. Edison "Diamond Discs" use a vertical cut and will be destroyed if played on a machine that is for normal lateral cut 78 RPM records. Interestingly modern stereo records use BOTH a lateral AND vertical cut.
@verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin
10 inches in diameter... There were different sizes. Consumer records had sizes between 7 and 12". 12" was mainly used for classic music, 10" for popular music, smaller sizes for cheaper records and beside consumers, there were large records for film sound. In the early 20th century, also large records existed for higher sound levels.
@sopaman1234
Also if you want to play any 78 rpm record make sure your turntable has the 78 rpm speed on it
@matthewmonsour9802
Ive got a bunch of these because i have a victorola 4 legged standing record player from about 1908. I Love it
@tristinfaw