----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Smith" <[log in to unmask]> > Hi - my name is Jacob Smith, I'm new to the list. I'm getting my PhD in > media studies at Indiana University and I've been doing some writing and > research on "blue discs" or "party records": under the counter "erotic" > phonograph records made between the 1930s and 50s. Information on these > records is very hard to find. I'm wondering if anyone on the list might > have any information or ideas about these? I'm looking for info about who > was making them, who was selling them, who was buying them and the context > in which they were heard, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated! > Thanks for your time. Chech out the site at: http://www.hensteeth.com/ David Diehl has done extensive research on party records, and quite literally "wrote the book" on them...which is also on his site! He can usually be contacted via 78-L ...stevenc