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camtechman · 13th Nov 2017, 2:15 pm

My late Aunt had a set of Linguaphone 16rpm language records in the 1950's, 1 set for French, the other for German.

She was a PA for a bank in London and had French & German clients and being fluent in those languages was essential.

I remember my school had a full range of Linguaphone records in many languages but, the most popular language in my year was French, although before you could take them out (1 week max), you had to take your stylus in (to be checked by the Science Dept) and only if it was ok could you take them out.

I always got bored listening to them and it wasn't until I read a book called: "Let's Parler Franglais" by Miles Kington written in a concoction of everyday French/English and in humorous settings did I grasp French !

I see that Linguaphone are still a viable company but the formats are now CD & MP3

13th Nov 2017, 2:15 pm	#15
camtechman Nonode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks. UK. Posts: 2,552	Re: When Did 16 2/3 rpm Records Become Obsolete? My late Aunt had a set of Linguaphone 16rpm language records in the 1950's, 1 set for French, the other for German. She was a PA for a bank in London and had French & German clients and being fluent in those languages was essential. I remember my school had a full range of Linguaphone records in many languages but, the most popular language in my year was French, although before you could take them out (1 week max), you had to take your stylus in (to be checked by the Science Dept) and only if it was ok could you take them out. I always got bored listening to them and it wasn't until I read a book called: "Let's Parler Franglais" by Miles Kington written in a concoction of everyday French/English and in humorous settings did I grasp French ! I see that Linguaphone are still a viable company but the formats are now CD & MP3 __________________ When I die, please don't let my Wife sell my collection for the amount I told her I paid for it! Last edited by camtechman; 13th Nov 2017 at 2:33 pm.