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New And what day was that?
I didn't know that a 78 was considered an LP. YMMV, of course; you're the only one here that's older that me...
jb4
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New Nope, I once had a couple 10" LPs.
There weren't a lot made because you couldn't play them on changers, but for a little while there were some, 1960 thru 1965 probably.
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New Whose?
(i.e. which artists?)

Enquiring minds want to know...
jb4
"It's hard for me, you know, living in this beautiful White House, to give you a firsthand assessment."
George W. Bush, when asked if he believed Iraq was in a state of civil war (Newsweek, 26 Feb 07)
New They were classical.
I think that's what most of the 10 inchers were used for. One was Ravel I believe, but I don't remember for sure.
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New Right - 10" mostly classical
And 'semi' - if that's where the trumpet virtuoso Rafael Mendez would be categorized (for most of his original compositions.) Still have a couple of his 10" and some 45s -- all since reissued on CD. Also Stan Kenton 'Innovations in Modern Music' Tour - with Maynard Ferguson, Shelley Manne, June Christy et al - may have had a 10" entry. Certainly not All was classical.

A lot happened along the way from shellac 78s!

And.. changers could sense dia, even down to 7" 45s - with that extra sensor that looked like a small tone-arm. This was so, in early '50s re 10"/12". When 45s came out, the changer mfgs. adapted too - as one would expect. There was even a 16 rpm setting on some devices -- allegedly for certain radio transcription discs, usually played on a manual TT at a radio station. I never saw one of those.

Yes - people had to actually rise from the couch to do these things - but then, they were healthier and could still use their legs.

If you put the 12" on bottom of a stack, then 10" (and 7") - all operation was auto.
IIRC there were even a few which sensed at platter level; you could then intermix (but you'd have to switch speed to 45, if those were included in mix.)

Possibly a few 7" LPs were made, likely to exploit the high-end quality of 33.3 manual players (superior TT quality and also expensive pickup/stylus) for demos. I don't recall ever seeing one of these; certainly 7" 33.3 was never mass market.

And yes - some 78 rpm 'microgrooves' were made on vinyl - for all obv physics of higher freq. response, better S/N - for the golden ears. Early preamps contained up to a dozen phono equalization curves, several ideas for sound compensation at low levels (Bauxendall / 'loudness' curves.) Need yan - for the 78s. But then, (some) people did that too - to achieve better fidelity.

In brief, always there was lots more to the best audio reproduction than - 'bass/treble' (even with variable turnover points for those, too.) And all that processing began in the vacuum tube era. (Many of the high-end examples command monstrous prices today.) Just check in at eBay for 'Marantz' and certain 'Mc Intosh' models == the very reason the 'Macintosh' Bowdlerization was required of Steve-baby: \ufffd

Le plus sa change..




New UK Indie scene used to put out 10 inchers, too
Popular for EPs.


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     Digital Wrongs. - (folkert) - (33)
         funny I have spent more money on music in - (boxley) - (32)
             I am one of those soured customers - (bepatient) - (31)
                 OT what did you think of the subject of my emails - (boxley) - (1)
                     cda files didn't come - (bepatient)
                 Re: I am one of those soured customers - (jake123) - (3)
                     I disagree - (bepatient) - (2)
                         The thing is - (jake123)
                         And good riddance to bad rubbish! -NT - (jb4)
                 Re: I am one of those soured customers - (andread) - (10)
                     Convienience, I'll bet. -NT - (Another Scott) - (9)
                         ???? -NT - (andread) - (8)
                             It takes time to burn one's own MP3s. -NT - (Another Scott) - (7)
                                 Yes and No - (andread) - (6)
                                     He's got 2000 albums... -NT - (Another Scott) - (5)
                                         Vinyl is a PITA to rip -NT - (bepatient) - (4)
                                             true -NT - (andread)
                                             Amen! - (jb4)
                                             There are some new "really good" USB Turntables being - (folkert) - (1)
                                                 My sister has an ION - (bepatient)
                 Uhhh, BeeP? Those vinyl disks were 12" in diameter... - (jb4) - (13)
                     Oh really? - (bepatient) - (5)
                         EPs don't count. - (jb4) - (4)
                             Its called a "single". - (bepatient) - (2)
                                 OK, so I'm eyeball-measurement-challenged - (jb4) - (1)
                                     Besides, all mine had bigger holes! -NT - (jb4)
                             dupe -NT - (bepatient)
                     *cough* I have several 10" LPs from 'the day'. -NT - (Ashton) - (6)
                         And what day was that? - (jb4) - (5)
                             Nope, I once had a couple 10" LPs. - (Andrew Grygus) - (4)
                                 Whose? - (jb4) - (1)
                                     They were classical. - (Andrew Grygus)
                                 Right - 10" mostly classical - (Ashton)
                                 UK Indie scene used to put out 10 inchers, too - (pwhysall)

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