Actually they are called Puzzle Records, not Roulette, and they date back as far as the 1890s with an example on Berliner Records. Over on the facebook "78 rpm records & cylinders fan group" two or three weeks ago we had postings of the labels of about a dozen of these from the collection of Curt Angstman who says he has over 40 of them on 78. Mike Biel [log in to unmask] From: Ellis Burman <[log in to unmask]> > I was first introduced to this concept with Monty Python's "3 sided record" > "Matching Tie and Handkerchief". It had two grooves on one side. Ellis On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Timothy Wisniewski < [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> I believe these are known as roulette records. The amazing folks at >> Aardvark Record Mastering in Denver can cut one with up to 40 grooves for >> you if you so desire. http://aardvarkmastering.com/specialcuts.htm > > > On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Cthurb <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>> There were several variations on this type of record, for example horse >>> race and children's stories. I have a few but without knowing the artist >>> I probably could not find any of them. I think most of these were from >>> the late 1930s and 1940s Cheryl Thurber > > On Aug 2, 2013, at 12:14 PM, Dan Nelson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> There was a Victor "Novelty Record", with music by Ray Noble I >>>> believe that had 3 grooves inside each other. dnward On Fri, 8/2/13, James Roth <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Many years ago, when I was working for Club 99, I saw a > > > 78rpm record which had 3 sets of grooves on it, and, > > > depending on where you placed the stylus at the outer edge, > > > you would get one of three selections, but you'd never know > > > which selection you would get. I think it was a > > > Homokord. Does anyone have one of those they can spare? I > > > would hope to buy it. I need it as part of an exhibition of > > > vintage sound media and sound equipment. > > > Please ping me offline. > > > > > > Thanks. Regards, Ben Roth