FIRST 45rpm ON THE PLANET! RCA VICTOR "WHIRL AWAY" DEMONSTRATION RECORD

[@daviddanser7801]

If This Record had a good cleaning, it would sound great. Clean vinyl sounds awesome.

[@ferranmelero7727]

David Danser the fucking clic noyce is driving me crazy

[@ferranmelero7727]

David Danser the fucking clic noyce is driving me crazy

[@salchst]

Clean that record with Wood Glue!

[@daviddanser7801]

@@ferranmelero7727 yes, I agree.

[@ferranmelero7727]

@@salchst clean it with destilled water

[@Stereo4102]

The only stereophonic we are listening is the sound of the scratches!

[@Slayd5000]

Extremely rare piece...excellent post!

[@brianmars8624]

The fidelity of this record is great. I'm sure it is a heavily used store demo copy which explains all the scratches.

[@fromthesidelines]

It played continuously on the "Whirl-Away" phonograph on display at RCA Victor dealers.

[@SamHarrisonMusic]

I have a few RCA 'albums' on 45 - like a box set of 45s! They sound great still :) not all torn up like this... what a rare and great find x

[@spacemissing]

The real "first" 45s were laboratory test pieces, never issued to the public. THOSE would be top-level collector items.

[@Jrkmusicislife]

Wow got my first in 1958....still have it and thousands more...

[@jhonwask]

Got my first around 1968 and have thousands more, too. LOL. Plus thousands of LPs and 78's. What a hobby.

[@vinkoivomilicdiaz6932]

Riders On The Sky... Very quintessential classic.

[@fromthesidelines]

And this was an ALTERNATE take.

[@souta95]

IIRC, the 45 with catalog number 1 is Eddy Arnold's Cattle Call. It's hard to say what the "first" one was as there were a large variety released simultaneously when the format was launched.

[@mvg75]

victor here!;.

[@Trance88]

I didn't know these came in so many different colors back when this format was first introduced. It really was a cool idea.

[@fromthesidelines]

RCA wanted to stress the seven basic kinds of music they offered on "45's"- and they did it via seven different colors, primarily for eye appeal.

[@WestCoastDP]

I have the original 7 pack of colored records in an envelope given to me by a record manager in Wichita KS. I helped her move in 1967 and she gave me these. She and heads of record departments were invited in Feb. or March, 1949 to Chicago by RCA to introduce the first 45rpm record. The envelope is a little worn but the records have never been played. I might list on Ebay, but Ebay doesn't protect the seller any longer. Will see.

[@platterjockey]

OMG! That cartridge is so misaligned!

[@WPM_in_ATL]

Even in a video you can see that. That may explain why the scratches are so noticable.

[@platterjockey]

@@WPM_in_ATL What it will do is accelerate record wear in the right channel.

[@SimirJohnson]

Distortion free, yet full of clicks and pops

[@gracenotes5379]

I suspect it would sound cleaner played when with a true mono cartridge (the record itself is mono).

[@thehunterofdeath2180]

To much but that record is old for what they said n it is the first copy

[@bobzwol]

Wonderful! Thanks for this great post! I LOVE our history of recorded sound!

[@erin19030]

My first RCA 45 was an early Elvis EP record. I didn't even own a record player at the time.

[@TheStOne1]

Sleeping Beauty

[@harmonytunes3949]

This was not the first 45rpm. Texarkana Baby by Eddy Arnold was the first 45rpm.

[@fromthesidelines]

2:21- This is the rarely heard ALTERNATE take of Vaughn Monroe's "{Ghost} Riders in the Sky", recorded on March 14, 1949.

[@zimtheailen1919]

Did this record use the ultra microgroove grooves or the microgroove grooves

[@digidoridvideos3672]

They are microgroove

[@johanneskluge2073]

I too own one of this records, but it actually DOES have a label and a groove on B-side, although it's a "blank" label and a very short groove without recorded sound... ;-)

[@gregoryclemen1870]

thats a good one, columbia records came out with "3 MIN. OF SILENCE", used in "JUKE BOXES" to give the ears a break. R.C.A. released the single records in march 1949.

[@sidecarcn]

Define first? First as in first release? or First as in first of the pressing?

[@78rpmrecord65]

Release

[@DasaLetsPlay]

It is the first 45 record ever released.

[@fromthesidelines]

The first "45" RCA officially released to the public was Eddy Arnold's "Texarkana Baby", at the end of March 1949.

[@robertorick6383]

@@fromthesidelines "Texarkana Baby" was indeed the first 45 on RCA, followed by "That's All right, Mama" by Big Boy Arthur Crudup in 1949.

[@WC0125]

Played with a proper mono microgroove stylus and the information will sound even better! A stereo stylus is smaller and rides further into the groove and doesn't make full contact with the undulations on the walls. Regardless, Thank you for sharing!

[@McMieke]

Fine quality alright. Soooo crackly...lol

[@NickG123]

John Tempest that’s just from age and mistreatment

[@rockabillycat1954]

@TC Fenstermaker shellac can sound incredible, but the equipment of the day often degraded them quickly. A good condition 78 played with proper stylus, cartridge, and eq can produce very good fidelity. Look up Chordettes Mr Sandman 78 rpm and prepare to be blown away.

[@78rpmrecord65]

That's what makes records special in my opinion

[@cooliofoolio]

@@rockabillycat1954 Is it the one by AidanM78rpM?

[@rockabillycat1954]

@@cooliofoolio AlexDream174 has a near mint copy played with a high end cartridge, but Aidan's I feel is more representative of what can be expected with a nice (though not necessarily mint) copy, a good cart, and no post-processing.

[@tpcoachfix]

Why is that metal thingy sitting on top of the record?

[@rockabillycat1954]

The 45 spindle adapter? The tone arm? Or the extra 2g weight on the headshell?

[@eastmolman]

What is on the flip side?

[@rpmcanada1971]

Nothing! It is totally blank, no groove, no label, plain vinyl....

[@sergefrancoeur9072]

Est-ce enregistré sur les 2 faces?

[@rpmcanada1971]

Serge Francoeur Non. La face B est vierge! Pas de sillon, ni de "label"... De tels disques sont rares, car les compagnies prennent la peine de mettre du contenu en face B aussi, au pire le mettre identique au "A".

[@protect1638]

Dope

[@CPorter]

Not by a longshot

[@humbertogarcia3503]

Se escucha Excelente

[@thehunterofdeath2180]

Crazy static the first 45 cus they use to make 78 damn that fast 😁

[@gregoryclemen1870]

given the age, and mishandling of the recording, it would sound much better if it got a good cleaning. that is a "DEMO" used in stores that sold R.C.A. systems, this recording would have been made in march 1949 when the single 45 R.P.M. was released to the public.

[@jarlayari]

If anyone has one of these for sale please let me know

[@gardnersmith3580]

What's a record store?

[@fromthesidelines]

They still exist. You just have to know where to *look* for one.

[@protect1638]

:) md

[@salchst]

Clean that record with wood glue!

[@salchst]

But it is so noisy. If that's the last time it will be played, then I guess we'll never hear a clean transfer of the record. @Hirkey Shmirkey

[@toneyisaiah408]

Vinyl is rare and getting harder to find these days. Tillery Isaiah.

[@SPAZZOID100]

Toney Isaiah in general? No, it’s not. Vinyl is EVERYWHERE and still being made year round.

[@gregoryclemen1870]

"VINYL RECORDINGS" have made a comeback, and are back in production today.