Bell Records Program Played On My Trixette Phonograph

[@tough213]

hello amberola1b it is nice to see you on here and wishing you all the best and be very safe and careful out there with the virus and weather and have a great weekend and safe and relaxing week to come and keep the great videos coming you are a great part of you tube and make it a great place to learn the history and way to repair vintage gear all the best

[@marktubeie07]

Those 'Bell' sound fantastic. Original Garrard mono cartridges always sounded great, when you find one like this that has not had the crystal disintegrate already. Wonder how many people back in the day mistakenly used the 78 stylus on these?! Good to see you back amberola!

[@matthewrichards88]

That is such a beautiful version of where is your heart - it is up there with the best

[@ironstretcher]

Love the player, thanks for the video.

[@enrikokolesky6646]

If I'm not mistaking, the first song is called Jean and was used in the film, The prime of Mrs Jean Brodie. Greetings from South Africa

[@amberola1b]

Thanks for watching the video, It says on the record it`s the theme from the movie Moulin Rouge

[@enrikokolesky6646]

You are correct. There is a similar version of this by Mantovani. Beautiful song, thank you for posting it.

[@Musicradio77Network]

amberola1b Yep! This song was originally a #1 for Percy Faith in 1953, but I still have it on a 78.

[@clydesight]

Really nice machine and collection of 78s! Nice to see a new video from you! Stay well!

[@arkgamer45202]

Your videos are as great as always

[@RCALivingStereo]

I’ve got a bunch of the bell promo records. The sound quality is excellent on them

[@TheWorldOfBudgetVinylRecords]

Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@radionicpowers5938]

love that changer !

[@Musicradio77Network]

Wow! Nice to see a collection of Bell 7” 78’s. I only have one on a Bell 78 called “Count Your Blessings”. Just to give you a little backstory, Bell Records started as a cheap budget label in the 1950’s where they put out a series of soundalike singles on a 7” 78 RPM format. And then, it went to the 45 RPM format as well. After a series of soundalike singles during the 1950’s and 1960’s, it became a major label for artists like James & Bobby Purify with their only hit “I’ Your Puppet”, the O’Jays, the Partridge Family, Connie Stevens where she did the original version of “Betcha By Golly Wow” called “Keep Growing Strong”, Tony Orlando & Dawn, and others including the last artist who came to the label was Barry Manilow where he had his first single “Mandy” and it became his first #1 hit in 1975. After that, Bell Records became Arista later that year. In addition, Bell had a few subsidiary labels including Amy, Mala, New Voice, Goldwax, Rocky Road, and Philly Groove, and in 1970, Bell Records was part of Columbia Pictures as a film studio after Colgems folded.

[@joaomoreira2745]

Wonderful!

[@fromthesidelines]

1) "The Song From Moulin Rouge" Jimmy Carroll and His Orchestra; vocal by Anne Lloyd 2) "Off Shore" Lillian Clark, with Jimmy Carroll and His Orchestra 3) "Here" The Four Bells, with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra 4) "Young At Heart" Charlie De Forest, with The Magic Strings, under the direction of Morty Palitz 5) "Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell" Sylvia Sims and The Carillons, with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra 6) "Darktown Strutters Ball" Sylvia Sims and The Carillons, with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra

[@victor9501]

I like how the tonearm just drops onto the record! Not like today's damped mechanisms.

[@Edwin48100]

Love these little 7 inch 78 RPM records. These were pre-45 RPM! Bell did later go into the 45 RPM format. These 78s were pressed with Polystyrene. The material is very brittle not like with the softer material of vinyl. Loved all of the records and played the video straight through! Loved all the music! Did you make a video playing the other sides?

[@chrishinnant3924]

I noticed there's a white thing that moves over to the left everytime it changes records. Does that indicate what size records are on the record player so the tonearm would know to go 7in. 12in. Or 10in.

[@Edwin48100]

Yes.

[@fromthesidelines]

7) "Granada" Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, featuring Jimmy Dorsey 8) "Jilted" Cab Calloway, with Sy Oliver and his Orchestra 9) "Lover Come Back To Me" Helen Forrest, with Sy Oliver and his Orchestra 10) "Minnie the Moocher {'54}" Cab Calloway, with Jimmy Carroll and his Orchestra 11) "Stranger In Paradise" Tony Russo with the Four Bells, with Jimmy Carroll and his Orchestra

[@ronaldgoff7499]

great love recorded history kids today know nothing lps have made a comeback even cassettes bought out by one company i still like cds because hear anything caruso to lanza whitney and hank williams

[@matthewstollar2678]

did you digitally declick the pops and crackles?

[@Edwin48100]

I think these are raw recordings. Records are very clean.

[@joaomoreira2745]

Culture inglish!