Anyone else in love with playing old 78’s? I inherited dozens from my grandfather and bought a few over the years as well, mostly jazz and blues from the 40s and 50s. I love the sound and feel of them, transports you instantly!
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this 2 x disc set are from the 1940's
I have been collecting 78's for some years, this is the oldest record I have in my collection, From His Master's Voice's Gramophone & Record Catalogue, Feb - Mar 1911: "For the first time in the history of the Talking Machine industry, a genuine record has been obtained of a bird. The Nightingale in question is the property of Herr Carl Reich, of Berlin, and was taken from its nest shortly after hatching, and reared by hand."
I think my mum still has some Spike Jones and George Formby 78s knocking around at home, but nothing to play them on. There were some classic tracks like Spike's Cocktails For Two, Chloe and Holiday For Strings and George's When The Waterworks Caught Fire.