mattramone Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/05/record.collection.ap/index.html Didn't know if anyone else would be interested. I don't collect 78's myself, but my love of a lot of music of that era has led to friendships with people that do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 My grandparents were telling me this last night. I just graduated from SU in May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 That is an awesome story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlock Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 thats fucking awesome. it's cool to see that the preservation of vinyl as a part of history has been getting more and more attention lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattramone Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 It's nice to see an institution recognize that folk songs, blues songs, and early jazz songs are just as an important part of our cultural history as anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I have never seen a 78 rpm record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncingsoles123 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 It's nice to see an institution recognize that folk songs, blues songs, and early jazz songs are just as an important part of our cultural history as anything else. I think we have reached a time and age that a lot of institutions are. Oh and that was a really nice story. Thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subscript Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I have some. They're classical music of some kind but I haven;t spent any time listening to them since my record player doesn't play 78s. Not sure if all 78s are like this, but the ones I have are the thickest/hardest records I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickey Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 They're also very fragile...they're like dinner plates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I always wondered why on cartoons, records smash easily. I guess they were referring to 78s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucasfritz Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 that's awesome,i wish i went to syracuse. there's probly alot of awesome original jazz pressings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 thats fucking awesome. it's cool to see that the preservation of vinyl as a part of history has been getting more and more attention lately. Hate to nitpick, but 78RPM discs are not "vinyl". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I have some. They're classical music of some kind but I haven;t spent any time listening to them since my record player doesn't play 78s. Not sure if all 78s are like this, but the ones I have are the thickest/hardest records I've ever seen. They're made (partially) of shellac and they're very thick, heavy and brittle. All 78s are like what you described. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilstrombone Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 That is quite the donation. I wish I could see that in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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