My understanding is that these were export copies made for the Indian subcontinent and that due to the absence of rural electrification at the time they could be played on hand cranked machines.

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> On Feb 26, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Does the Decca audition tape still exist?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mint Records" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 9:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] 'Holy Grail' Beatles record to be auctioned
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>
>> I think it was the only speed available to be cut by HMV Oxford street at
>> the time. Associated Redifusion - a UK ITV franchise - were also still
>> cutting 78rpm acetates at this stage too.
>> Are these not just cuts from the Decca audition tape? If so the recordings
>> themselves are not that rare, which hardly makes them holy grail territory.
>> If not then it's something different altogether.
>> As a historical artifact, however, as a disc made personally for George
>> Martin by Brian Epstein and pretty much the reason why they got their
>> contract, it's something altogether different.
>> I would have thought the acetate made in Hamburg with Lu Walters would be
>> the ultimate holy grail though.
>> On 26 February 2016 at 13:05, seva, soundcurrent mastering <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> i'd think it's a 78 simply because there were so many of those machines
>>> already in place, it's cheaper and straight to portable product playable
>>> "anywhere". there's been a few 78s from the mid 50's to early 60's people
>>> have brought to me for transcription (although most are wartime, 2 decades
>>> previous). after all, if it works, don't buy something new. j
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 7:14 AM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Why would they have made a 78RPM disk in 1962? Was this cut on an old
>>> > 78-era disk recorder, no tape involved? If so, why, in 1962?
>>> >
>>> > -- Tom Fine
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "CJB" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 5:42 AM
>>> > Subject: [ARSCLIST] 'Holy Grail' Beatles record to be auctioned
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > An extremely rare and valuable Beatles record that was found
>>> >> languishing in a loft is to be auctioned next month.
>>> >>
>>> >> Described as "a Holy Grail item", the 1962 10-inch record of Till
>>> >> There Was You and Hello Little Girl lay forgotten in the home of Les
>>> >> Maguire for decades.
>>> >>
>>> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-35660169
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> best
>>> seva
>>>
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