How do you get one and how much is it?
From: srsel...@aol.com
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:07:23 -0500
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor Picture Discs
In a message dated 11/18/2010 10:17:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
vinyl.visi...@live.com writes:
All kidding
Wow what a find. the ultimate rarity of records from that era !! One usually
does not just pick up that record somewhere how on earth did you find it?
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Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 11:13:17 PM
I was under the impression that vinyl came along some time after picture
discs came on the scene. I always thought they were laminated with Durium,
the clear surface that coated Hit of the Week records.
Bruce M.
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I believe the ARSC Journal had a detailed article on these a few years ago.
Jim Cartwright
Immortal Performances, Inc.
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From: Vinyl Visions vinyl.visi...@live.com
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Date: 18-Nov-2010 10:13:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor
I was under the impression that vinyl came along some time after picture
discs came on the scene. I always thought they were laminated with Durium,
the clear surface that coated Hit of the Week records.
Bruce M.
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I think the Victor picture discs had something more durable than what the HotW
discs used. It's like a clear/hazy vinyl surface, easy to see and get a feel
for if you have a broken Victor PD. Vinyl certainly existed in the 30's,
didn't it?
From: maxbu...@wowway.com
To:
Yup, the vinyl modern records are made from has been around way longer than
Victor picture discs, and BFGoodrich got it to be fully functional in 1926, see
below:
PVC was accidentally discovered at least twice in the 19th century, first in
1835 by Henri Victor Regnault and in 1872 by Eugen
As Steve said, it is now available. I picked up copies from the
printer in Boston last week, and the book is fabulous.
Here is the brochure blurb:
The Collector's Guide to Victor Records (2nd Edition) by Michael
Sherman w/Kurt Nauck
7 x 10, 288 pp with 850 full color illustrations
With
I received my copy a few days ago, and it's fabulous. The labels are
eye-popping, and there's a ton of information, including a very thorough
exploration of Berliner records and the birth of American Zonophone. Picture
discs, personality recordings, test pressings, pattern labels that never
Be jealous - he's doing a book signing at the GSPS December meeting at the
Corbett's. Can't wait.
John Robles
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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:55:03
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Hi Everyone: I thought that you might find this interesting. I think some of us
might beg to differ with the enlightened individual who compiled this
information!
http://gizmodo.com/5693911/12-mildly-ridiculous-portable-record-players?skyline=trues=i
Don Henry
I was surprised a few years ago to see that RCA used Vinyl on their LP
discs of the early thirties. In many places, the material for those Program
Transcriptions was identified as Victrolite whatever that was supposed to
have been. But, I have the RCA Victor dealer fact book from 1932, where the
Actually, the Victor Home Recordings discs are straight up modern vinyl in
every perceivable way -- exactly as flexible and plasticky as today's records.
And those were what, 1929? Vitrolac, MGM's Metrolite, and other branded
fomulations were part vinyl, part shellac-type something-or-other,
I may it wrong but years ago over at Bob Olson's house we were picking thru'
Bob's records as he was down sizing. The Record Ranger picked up a 7 victor
that was flexible. Teasing me to get it first Vinyl he says and rare. The
label was from the 20's. Could be wrong about any or all of it. Damn I
I'd be willing to bet that was a Victor Home Recording disc. They were 6 with
white label or 10 with a yellow/golden label.
http://www.phonozoic.net/recordio/victor1.jpg
http://www.phonozoic.net/recordio/victor2.jpg
http://www.phonozoic.net/recordio/victor3.jpg
I have a bunch of 6 and one
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