Scarce 16" single sided SHELLAC 1931 Record played on a RCA VICTOR TRANSCRIPTION PLAYER

[@stratocat9999]

Now that is RARE! I've never had one of these in my hands, as yet, and doubt I ever will. The only examples i've heard before, as most people, is the original Sam 'n' Henry series that was the first syndicated radio program, by Gosden and Correl, who would later create Amos 'n' Andy. As I'm sure you know, there aren't many live air checks from this period that have survived either. Great find! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

[@wdharvey1]

I have 3 copies of the American Top 40 by Casey Kasem that was sent out to radio stations to be recorded on reel-to-reel for their broadcast....(like I'm trumping you or something...NOT!!!) I LOVE this kind of nostalgia, and that's why one of my AT40's "album sets" (6 albums, with the trivia and commercials) is one from my 10th birthday...in 1976. The number one hit of that day was "Oh, What a Night"...by the Four Seasons...

[@fromthesidelines]

The difference between a modern TV "informercial", and this kind of program (which the sponsor often controlled), is that there was ENTERTAINMENT inbetween the sponsor's messages. "Infomercials" continuously sell a product, without a break for "entertainment".

[@hyzercreek]

I never knew Columbia made a 33 RPM record in 1931. I know RCA made some out of PVC. This is news to me.

[@fromthesidelines]

The sponsor of this syndicated program (heard only in the Midwest) was Foodtown Kitchens, Inc. of Chicago, who marketed "Wheat Pops" and "Rice Pops"....

[@amberola1b]

Now I remember where I`ve heard of Winnie Shaw. She sang The Lullaby Of Broadway number in the Warners Bros. Movie Golddiggers Of 1935

[@SouthwesternEagle]

We should have had 16" 16 RPM records with micrometer-thin diamond needles. Imagine the playback time and fidelity! The record itself would have to be made of extremely durable material, such as carbon carbon fiber.

[@LarryWaldbillig]

Size would've been a problem. They tried this on the consumer level with 14", 16" and even 20" records in the early 1900s. They didn't work very well. However, Edison made a disc player in 1926 capable of nearly 12 minutes per 10" side at 80 RPM. The grooves were finer than a human hair, vertical cut and required a special reproducer to play. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqjQZ2mMipV6hc0

[@565fan]

This is interesting in that it plays from the inside out!

[@althazarr]

VERY NICE player and transcription record!!!

[@VictrolaJazz]

RARE beyond measure!

[@The12SQ7GT]

The machine may or may not be RCA, but the DISC is Columbia, and ARM was made by Astatic, which company made phono arms and cartridges, as well as microphones. Thisone needs a new stylus.

[@fromthesidelines]

I wouldn't call this an "informercial", as those basically do nothing but pitch and sell the sponsor's product(s) for an entire half-hour. In "radio's golden age", the sponsor [and its ad agency] usually controlled and sustained an entire entertainment program (anywhere from 5 minutes to a full hour), sometimes making their advertising or icon(s) a direct part of the proceedings. Often, it was straight entertainment, with the sponsor's messages at the beginning, middle and end....

[@Mchenrygames]

wow

[@pwepersonal2024]

No groove trail-off as with the then-conventional 1930 78s, unless it looks likes an acoustic 78 at the end.

[@RatPfink66]

Better not line-dub them on a modern system - you'll destroy the value of your investment! ;) J/K...

[@hyzercreek]

Worst thing about these old records is, nobody had invented good music yet, so it's all crap. There was no good music until Wynonie Harris invented rock and roll in 1947.

[@navigator0634]

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