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Old 25th Sep 2021, 5:32 pm   #18
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Default Re: 78rpm vinyl why format dropped?

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Originally Posted by Doghouse Riley View Post
For a while in the late fifties some pop records were available on both 78 and 45 rpm.
The 78s were breakable so were still being made of shellac or something similar.
I have somewhere a couple of immaculate HMV (? light blue and silver label) Presley78s which I was presented with by a grateful custmer. (Smile, and look pleased, laddie ) I am sure these are vinyl as they can be flexed quite a bit, but were produced in the early1960s. They were both available as 45s. Tony.
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