Wow... Monty Python - they were my favorites and I never heard of the three
sided record.
> From: jnic...@fuse.net
> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:52:19 -0400
> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor Puzzle Record
>
> 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
>
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