The best known record of this type is the one by Monty Python in the 1970's. I was astounded when I bought it back then, and accidentally discovered that side 2 had two different grooves. It was called a "three-sided record".
http://www.snopes.com/music/media/groove.asp Jim On Oct 27, 2010, at 7:52 AM, bruce78...@comcast.net wrote: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozPct-CiZK4 > > Here is the Conundrum being demonstrated on Youtube. > > Bruce > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas Houston" <cdh...@earthlink.net> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:50:40 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor Puzzle Record > > There seems to be lot of conjecture about exactly how many of those records > that Victor made. I always hear of the Conundrum, but never have seen/heard > it. I have the "Puzzle Record", which has three starts on each of two > sides. It's a 10 inch. Rust's "Victor Master Book" tells thyat some (not > all) of the tracks were done by the Mayfair Orchestra (England?). Audio > quality is very good. The stylus sure does go across the record in a hurry! > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Vinyl Visions <vinyl.visi...@live.com> >> To: <phono-l@oldcrank.org> >> Date: 10/27/2010 12:06:16 AM >> Subject: [Phono-L] Victor Puzzle Record >> >> >> >> I'm hoping that someone on the list might have some info on Victor > Puzzle Records. I picked one up the other day titled: "The Conundrum - What > Should I Play Next?". Anyone know how many of these were made or how scarce > they might be? I have only seen two of these - the one that I bought and > another by Jimmie Rodgers. Were these a demo of the then current > technology, or were they made for some other purpose? The selections on > this record are four different types of music, which play randomly, > depending on where or when you place the needle - very strange... >> >> Curt _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
