2 Mar 2010

Shellac Liqueur

What do you do with old, 78 rpm records? Turn them into liqueur…
I found the following “recipe” for Shellac Liqueur on a news group the other week and thought I’d share it with others but please be aware that this has been untested and I do not recommend trying it. In no way do I [...]

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22 Jan 2010

Colored 78 rpms and Vinyl – Part 2

It’s often thought that 78 rpm and vinyl records were always issued black in color – but in reality, colored 78 rpms and vinyl has been around since the early 1900’s. It is not a recent invention. To read the first part of this post, please click here.
In my previous post, I listed a few examples [...]

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2 Jan 2010

Colored 78 rpms and Vinyl – Part 1

It’s often thought that 78 rpm and vinyl records were always issued black in color – but in reality, colored 78 rpms and vinyl has been around since the early 1900’s.
It is not a recent invention.
As one member of the 78-L discussion list noted recently:
Throughout the 78, LP, and 45 era, recordings were issued in [...]

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