John

RCA/Victor started issuing records pressed in vinylite in 1946. I would
hazard that your records are vinylite and are electrical transcription
discs, probably intended for broadcast and distributed to stations via
some king of syndication service.

Regards

Nigel Bewley
British Library Sound & Vision

 

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Subject: [ARSCLIST] late 40s press molded disc

Hello everyone,

     I am dealing with some press molded discs from 1947. They are 16",
and appear to be made of vinyl. They are clearly pressings, not direct
cuts. They are flexible and smell like vinyl. They appear to be the
same material throughout. I was seeking some clarification as to
whether or not these would be considered electrical transcriptions or
not. Also wondering if there is another material besides vinyl these
could be made from. They are in a collection that contains numerous
radio programs, mostly on laquers. This appears to correspond with a
slide show or film strip (you can hear the familiar bell that seems to
correspond with scene changes). The audio is on one side, and the other
side contains elaborate pressings of an RCA/Victor logo. The labels say
"Produced by Vocafilm corporation".

Thanks!

John Dawson
Media Preservation Initiative
Indiana University

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