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The 78 rpm (rotations per minute) phonograph record became the standard for audio playback in the mid-1920s, and along with the Victor Talking Machines Company's Victrola phonograph drove a surge of popularity for recorded music.


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An Interview With 78 RPM Record Collector Gary Herzenstiel

I have about 20,000 records in my collection at my house and another 7,000 at another house. I keep them in a… [more]

An Interview With 78 RPM Record Collector Ted Staunton

Ted Staunton was born in England, but now lives an active retired lifestyle in Vancouver, Canada. Ted has an… [more]

An Interview With Beatles Record and Memorabilia Collector Jesse Barron

About 12 years ago a coworker told me that they saw a picture sleeve on eBay from The Beatles selling for 500… [more]

An Interview With Psych Vinyl Record Collector Patrick Lundborg

I’ve been interested in psych records for about 25 years now. It started with just 1960s music, the Beatles… [more]



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78 RPM Record Label Collection

78 RPM Record Label Collection

Ted Staunton's fabulous record label collection spanning six decades (1900-1960). Browsable by decade or label name… [read review or visit site]

New Zealands 78rpm Record Site

New Zealands 78rpm Record Site

Even more compelling than Adam Miller’s collection of 78 rpm record labels from New Zealand and Australia are hi… [read review or visit site]

45 RPM Record Label Designs

45 RPM Record Label Designs

A quick tour of 45 rpm label designs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Do the whole slide show or use the alphabetical i… [read review or visit site]

Mybeatles.net

Mybeatles.net

Jesse Barron's collection of Beatles 45s, picture sleeves, magazines, books, and memorabilia. Browse singles and al… [read review or visit site]

Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors

Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors

This great site, from the Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors, offers detailed background information an… [read review or visit site]


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Rhino 78 Rpm Jukebox Classics Record Set Rnjb 78000 Nos$405.00 Ends Sunday 9 bids 12 watchers
14" Victor Deluxe Special 2004 (recorded 1903)$255.00 Ends Monday 4 bids 9 watchers
Elvis Presley 78 Rpm Mystery Train Sun 223 Vg 1955$182.50 Ends Monday 5 bids 37 watchers
(hear)-rockabilly 78 "billy Riley" Sun Rec # 277$102.50 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 22 watchers
Patsy Cline 78 Rpm 10" Walkin' After Midnight Decca Vg$81.00 Ends in 7 hours 12 bids 14 watchers
78 Smokey Joe - #228 Sun - Vg Cond$79.95 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
Gospel 78: Smith Jubilee Singers On Religious Tone 702$75.99 Ends in 16 hours 3 bids 4 watchers
Louis Armstrong Very Rare Signed 78 With Jim Flora Art$75.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 11 watchers
"funny Paper" Smith - Pre-war Blues 78 On Vocalion Rare$67.50 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 25 watchers
Thomas Morris--lazy Drag--victor 20483 E-$62.99 Ends in 22 hours 4 bids 6 watchers
Count Basie Rca Victor 20-3051 Autographed$61.00 Ends in 21 hours 6 bids 6 watchers
John Lee Booker Miss Lorraine Blues 78 Chance 1108 $52.00 Ends Monday 5 bids 11 watchers
Jerry Lee Lewis Sun #259 Crazy Arms 78$51.00 Ends in 14 hours 2 bids 11 watchers
Dfx 125 /78 Rpm Chausson By Enesco Violon Solo Mint !$50.00 Ends Monday 2 bids 5 watchers
Elvis Presley 78 Rpm I Believe Colombia Press. Rarity$49.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 2 watchers
Francisco Vignas Tannhauser Wagner 92897 / 92898 78 Rpm$49.99 Ends in 22 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
Bernard Zacharias / Cole Porter Parade / Cfd 78 (10")$49.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Janis Martin - Barefoot Baby - Nz Rca 78" - Elvis $49.95 Ends Monday 1 bid 5 watchers
Dizzy Gillespie On Rca Victor 20-2603 Autographed$49.88 Ends in 21 hours 10 bids 4 watchers
Leroy Foster & Muddy Waters Blues 78 Aristocrat 1234$42.09 Ends Monday 4 bids 29 watchers
16) ~ 78 Rpm ~ Fanny Brice ~ Victor 45263$41.00 Ends Thursday 5 bids 1 watcher
Carl Perkins Dixie Fried Rare 78 Rpm Record On Sun$39.20 Ends in 17 hours 10 bids 19 watchers
Collection Of Over 300 45s From Late 50s & 60s + 2 X 78$34.88 Ends in 16 hours 2 bids 10 watchers
Johnny Burnette Touch Me Rare 78 Rpm Record$34.88 Ends Sunday 5 bids 16 watchers
Xmas 78 Santa Bring My Baby Back (to Me) Elvis Presley$34.07 Ends in 9 hours 4 bids 13 watchers
21)~78 Rpm~ Marilyn Monroe ~rca Victor Pic Label~promo $34.00 Ends Thursday 5 bids 23 watchers
Classic Orioles 78 Crying In The Chapel Gold London Vg+$33.22 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
Decca Alb.set-78/bing Crosby-merry Christmas/e+!-n.o.s*$31.99 Ends Monday 6 bids 11 watchers
Big Lot Of Enrico Caruso Opera 78 Records $30.00 Ends Monday 6 bids 3 watchers
Blues 78: J B Lenore On Parrot 821$29.00 Ends in 16 hours 6 bids 6 watchers
Emery Glen Fifth Street Blues Columbia 78 Rpm$27.78 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 13 watchers
Cliff Richard Drifters High Class Baby 78 Rpm Record$26.57 Ends in 16 hours 4 bids 19 watchers
78 Rpm Doukakis-gero Dimos/to Tsobanopoulo Greek$25.99 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
Blue Suede Shoes / Honey Don't! Carl Perkins 78 On Sun$25.28 Ends Monday 5 bids 10 watchers
Greek 78 Necati Tokyay - New Zeybek Havasi - Ciftetelli$24.99 Ends in 23 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Blues R&b 78 Jackie Brenston Gonna Wait Federal Hear!$22.50 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 11 watchers
Blues 78: Arthur Cruddup, That's All Right, Rca 20-220$22.05 Ends in 16 hours 5 bids 4 watchers
(hear)-group Doo-wop 78 The "tokens" Melba Rec # 104$22.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Elvis "heartbreak Hotel" Rca Victor 78, 20-6420$21.50 Ends in 13 hours 7 bids 9 watchers
Rare 1959 Big Bopper 78 Rpm Record. Chantilly Lace$21.50 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 9 watchers
Polish 78 Wiejska Orkiestra Przybylskiego 18504$21.50 Ends in 17 hours 2 bids 1 watcher
Elisa Bruno Trovatore G&t 53227 78 Rpm$21.00 Ends in 19 hours 2 bids 2 watchers
Elvis Presley ~ 3 ~ 78 Rpm ~ 10'' ~ Victrola Records$20.50 Ends Thursday 4 bids 24 watchers
Victor 38624 Edith Wilson My Handy Man Aint Handy Nomo$20.50 Ends Monday 3 bids 9 watchers
Bobby Darin -queen Of The Hop -78 Rpm -1958 Atco Vg+++ $20.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 4 watchers
7)astaire W Reisman~victor Program Transcription L16028$20.50 Ends Thursday 4 bids 13 watchers
Jimmy Durante 78 Christmas Comes But Once A Year V.g.++$19.99 Ends in 13 hours 2 bids 3 watchers
Billie Holiday Teddy Wilson 4 Jazz Record Set 78 Rpm$19.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Kokomo Arnold Decca Blues 78$19.99 Ends in 17 hours 1 bid 10 watchers
Sonny Terry Worried Man Blues Blues 78 Capitol 40043$19.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Maurice Farkoa 1905 'lady Madcap' Original Cast 78!$19.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 4 watchers

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Recent News: 78 Records

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mp3s are not the mvps of the Music World
Beliefnet.com, November 7th

When I was born people were still playing Victrolas and 78 rpm records. My father had a collection of Big Band records-- Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller,...Read more

Uncovered: Album Art in the Digital Age
JazzTimes Magazine, November 7th

78 rpm shellac records came wrapped in generic brown paper or cardboard covers. In regards to reissues of, say, Miles Davis' On the Corner or those...Read more

Classical Connect Presents Historical Recordings of Soviet Pianists
PR Web (press release), November 7th

These recordings were transferred from 78 rpm records. Despite all their technical imperfections, they give a unique glimpse into the musical culture of a...Read more

The Dallas Morning News Scott Cantrell column
California Chronicle, November 6th

And those recordings, set down on piano rolls as well as 78 rpm discs, have been reissued in each succeeding playback medium. A new high-tech reworking of...Read more

Dame Vera, 92, wants to be Christmas No 1
Aberdeen Press and Journal, November 6th

Her's was the very first UK recording, appearing on a Decca 78rpm release, which came out the same month as Bing Crosby's famous performance...Read more

Lost Woody Guthrie Recordings Revived
USC News, November 5th

Pristine metal 78-rpm masters of more than a hundred recordings made by folk musician Woody Guthrie in the mid-1940s, including a few songs that had never...Read more

Guest Essay: Bravo to LFS conductor Alan Heatherington
Lake Forester, November 5th

By PAT NISSEN It all started with a 78 rpm recording of Stravinsky. The Buffalo home of Grace and Lawrence Heatherington was filled with music in the late...Read more

Smokey Robinson brings Motown's 50th birthday to BBC Electric Proms show
NME.com, October 26th

Robinson described his musical education growing up with two sisters who would play classic songs on 78rpm records. "Some of you are looking at me like you...Read more

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