/r/78rpm
A place for collectors and enthusiasts of music on 78 rpm records to talk, share and show off! Edison, Pathé and Berliner records are all welcome, too!
A community to discuss 78 rpm records and the collecting thereof. Show off your discs, players, collecting tips, etc.!
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Looking For Another Sweetie - Fats Waller and His Buddies (1929) (transfer in comments)
17:35 UTC
Got something special
18:09 UTC
"Far Away From Home Blues" by Segura & Hebert
16:57 UTC
Found a classic!
00:30 UTC
Help! Any discographical data for French Columbias
Where can one find discographical data (recording dates, specifically) for French DF Columbia 78s?? I have a Lucienne Boyer and a Josephine Baker, both should be cca. 1930.
Thanks very much!
15:42 UTC
Recently got into 78s, any advice or tips?
08:05 UTC
Any recently surfaced recordings from between 2020 to today?
Or if there is a website with updates on resurfaced recordings?
01:27 UTC
Wd-40 on shellac records?
My grandpa told me that wd-40 is good for cleaning records, and i wondered if it would be ok for 78’s. Ive tried it on a record i didn’t care much for and seemed to work, but i don’t want to ruin any! Any secrets for cleaning?
03:49 UTC
Jan Peerce and Leonard Warren find
So here's half a good find: a Red Seal record in very good condition, found on the sidewalk in front of the Second Cup on Danforth, along with another dozen or so 78s and some 10" pop records.
Why half a good find? Well, the record on the left is from something else. A previous owner got their records mixed up. Does anyone have the side 1 / side 4 of the Red Seal record from this set to trade for Invitation to the Waltz?
03:46 UTC
What's Your "White Whale" 78?
Curious as to what everyone here's "white whale" is. It doesn't have to necessarily be coveted/expensive.
I'll start: mine is The Fat Man b/w Detroit City Blues by Fats Domino. A couple of copies have sold since I started collecting but life happens and I missed them. Would kill for a decent play copy.
20:25 UTC
17:20 UTC
Are there any people here based in New Zealand?
I'm looking for people I can trade with since I've had extremely poor luck finding 78s IRL. I'm interested in 1930s-50s pop and big band. I know collectors exist here, but I haven't met or seen any online. I've tried searching Facebook, to no avail.
06:38 UTC
Rare blues record found at my local Record store
Last week I went to my local Record store to talk to the owner. When I got there he was sorting through a collection that he had just bought. In that collection was a small stack of 78s the majority of them being pre-war country, which is what I like …in the middle of the stack I pulled this out and put it in my pile not really knowing what it was. I purchased the records and brought them home and tried to do research about this one and couldn’t find much other than it was released in 1928. I told a good friend about the Record and he did some research for me and found a copy in E minus shape that had sold for $1000 which blew my mind. Sadly, my copy has a warp in it. if you know anything about this Record or this group, please let me know.
21:04 UTC
78 player
Can all 78s be played on a steel needle victrola or only the shellac ones? How do you know? I tried a woody gutrie 78 and it started playing slow until it came to a stop, and someone told me it is not the right type of player for the record, but whatever type would there have been in the 1930s?
15:11 UTC
Most High-Fi 78?
Mine is Nat King Cole Trio. His disks constantly sound fantastic. Shellac always has that background hiss from the clay in the mix, but there is still a lot of high frequency information on those recordings. They sound great for the period.
05:37 UTC
Ada Jones - The Yama Yama Man (1909) [transfer in comments]
04:18 UTC
PLEASE HELP!! SPECIFIC LAWRENCE WALKER VINYL WANTED!!
My grandfather who is obsessed with vinyls has recently fallen ill and has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. He has been trying to locate these two vinyls for as long as I can remember. If you own these and are willing to sell them to me, or know where I may be able to buy them please let me know!!!
Alberta/What's the Matter Now? by Lawrence Walker
Little Bitty Girl/Reno Waltz by Lawrence Walker and his wandering aces
Thank you so much!!! Anything is appreciated!! :)
22:51 UTC
Strange 7inch 33rpm single with two different artists. Also wtf is fun n fancy can't find any info online
22:26 UTC
Is this a magnetic cartridge or a ceramic cartridge?
17:46 UTC
Rug Cutter Swing - Henry Allen and His Orchestra (1934) (transfer in comments)
16:06 UTC
A perfect little tune with creative arrangement
Michael Jary - Jungfrau (Sternbild)
07:59 UTC
Here's something for you guys...
I'm not a collector of 78s and the music isn't really my jam, but I do have three of them that came in a box with some other records that were gifted to us a couple years ago... My turntables don't play 78s, but I have been fixing this table for a family member, just got it playing again today so I thought it was a good time to wash them off and give them a spin just to see what they sounded like... I was pleasantly surprised! Probably should have turned the volume up for the video, but you get the idea!
20:40 UTC
Does anyone have a cover of "If Anything Happened To You" written by Arthur Young and Val Valentine?
It was only covered by Al Bowlly and I've searched everywhere online so I'd say my best bet is to ask other collectors
17:06 UTC