Re: [ARSCLIST] Exactly how many labels did RCA press records for in the 50s/6...

[Robert J Hodge <rjhodge@xxxxxxx>]

This was a background music system which was serviced by a route
salesman and because of that, the "cabinet" was just a big grey metal
box. The records played in an endless loop.  Another company(  used the
same technique for the same purpose, but with a 45 sized disc with a
large center hole which turned at 16 2/3.  
Most of the machines and records for it probably ended up in the scrap
yard, along with 3M's cartridge tape based background music player.

Bob Hodge
 

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In a message dated 3/19/2008 7:13:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
dnelsonone@xxxxxxxxx writes:

Totally  different  pressings  were done by RCA for 
Seeburg Industrial  music, at least  it appears that
way.
Somewhere around 1963   the Seeburg juke box company
introduced a special industrial "juke box"  that played
9" 16 2/3 rpm micro groove recordings. (.5mil stylus).
Discs  for  this unit have characteristics of RCA
pressings. i,e  raised  outer edge on the disc with 
lower playing surface and raised label  area.  Ive
managed to find what looks like an occasional "I"   in
the lead out  which  might indicate RCA's  Indinapolus
pressing plant.  



Back in the summer of 1963 I had an engine breakdown, and while waiting
for  
repairs in Des Moines (IA), I chanced upon a jukebox company nearby.
The  
owner showed me a new jukebox that "took a finer stylus than the LP", he
said.  
Through the years I questioned in my mind the accuracy of his
statement, but 
Don's posting verifies it.  Never saw one, either.
 
Don Chichester



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