First record bought ??

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johnh wrote:During and after the war, we had a gramophone with a 'wind-up' handle. No electricity required. Can't remember any of the records my parents had.
Worth a fortune now in good nick :)

Bakelite discs, weren't they ??
Used to have loads knocking about as my old man had a few. Wish I'd kept them, though you need a dedicated 78rpm mono stylus to hear them at their best.
I remember dropping one and it shattered :o
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Had no idea what the 78's were made of, Bakelite didn't ring a bell so I just Googled it. The material used was 'Shellac'. You live and learn (even at 81) :shock: :D
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Ah of course, that's it - I knew it was old and used a lot around the time of WWII.

I'm getting my records mixed up with radios - logical really, if you think about it ? :D
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... though it does beg the question why do we use the term "Shellacking" to describe someone taking a proper beating ??
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johnh wrote:During and after the war, we had a gramophone with a 'wind-up' handle. No electricity required. Can't remember any of the records my parents had.
Have just emailed my brother (who has a better memory of these things than me) to see if he can remember what record 'classics' we were listening to. I think one may have been the Inkspots.
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Definitely.
Bet you had some big band stuff and Bix Beiderbecke too :)
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johnh wrote:
johnh wrote:During and after the war, we had a gramophone with a 'wind-up' handle. No electricity required. Can't remember any of the records my parents had.
Have just emailed my brother (who has a better memory of these things than me) to see if he can remember what record 'classics' we were listening to. I think one may have been the Inkspots.
Whispering Grass, perhaps?

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First album was Beatles HELP. Bought with saved up money from my paper round :D
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Thanks Sniffer. You won't believe what emotive memories that stirred. :thumbup:
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johnh wrote:Thanks Sniffer. You won't believe what emotive memories that stirred. :thumbup:
It's a pleasure, John. :)
I probably wouldn't have known about the Ink Spots if it hadn't been for Don Estelle and Windsor Davies' version of Whispering Grass in the mid-70s.
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