More than $2.00 each in good condition, and many are worth less than that. Than to say that 99% of 78 RPM Victor (and other brand) records are worth no We are not record experts, and have no information on the value of records Thus, it is not wise to play "big band" or Frank Sinatraħ8's on any pre-1929 acoustic phonograph. 78 RPM records were produced up untilġ958, so the majority that you will come across are far too new for your Victor phonograph. That same feature on 78's up through the 1950s.ħ8's made after 1935 on a Victrola will cause the record to wear very quickly,Īs these records were designed for the lighter tonearms that were used on laterĮlectric phonographs. Groove at the end does not mean it was made in the late 1920's.they continued
However, just because the record has an eccentric Models, the eccentric lead-out groove will be used to shut-off the machineĪt the end of the record. For the post-1925 Electrola and Orthophonic That is a good indicator that the record is pre-1925, and will play Out groove (the eccentric circle at the end of the record close to the (not Victor) offered tonearms that would play either the lateral or verticalĮarly records used on Victors and Victrolas have no lead Victor, Columbia, Regal, Paramount,īanner, Aeolian, and a host of other brands will all play correctly. Don't play thick Edison discs on your Victor, as these are vertically cut, and This would include most flat records, with theĮxception of the early Edison and Pathe discs, which used a verticalĬutting method. Mangled beyond hope if you try to play them on a wind-up Victrola. The attic are far too new to be used on an early acoustic (e.g. Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman 78 RPM records you may have found in
There are even compatibility problems between differentġ9 78 RPM records can also be damaged by the weight of The Victrola will not operate atģ3-1/3 RPM, and the weight of the stylus will crush the soft LP If you try to play a 1965 Dean Martin "LP" on a 1922 Usuallyįlexible and often with a large center-hole.Ĭompatible. Inexpensive popular recordings through the 1980's. In 1949, these were originally intended to be a directĬompetitor to the "LP", but soon became used solely for Often with cardboard covers explaining the artist, etc. "vinyl" disc, and was the dominant media for recordings up Records packaged together were also popularĬolumbia Records in 1948, this quickly became known the "LP" or Came new with paperĬovers, although book-style albums containing several Millions of Big-Band and popular vocal recordings through Plastic-based "78's'" became the primary medium for Less surface noise than their shellac predecessors, and were These records had an improved sound quality and RPM Plastic-Compound Discs: made from the mid-1930's up
When electrical recording methods were introduced. These are also brittle and can be easilyīroken, but sound quality improved significantly Played on both sides after 1904 they ranged in diameter from 7" up toġ4" or larger. Extremely fragile, and typically withġ800's through the mid-1930's, many of these records could be Typically small (7") single-sided records used on theĮarliest phonographs. Recordings which operate at rotational speeds from 60 to 80 RPM,īut 78 RPM became the 'standard' by the 1920's. Recording was the first commercial medium for recorded sound.īerliner in 1887, this became the dominant product for audio These took-on manyĭifferent appearances and designs, but in general:Įdison and produced up until the late 1920's the cylinder Millions from before 1900 up until the present. Were many types of phonograph records produced by the