45worlds Forum - View Single Post - Varying Playback Speeds on Shellac Records (78 rpm, 80 rpm, 81 rpm, etc.)

14th May 2019, 4:46 PM
	xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3351 Points Moderator	Speed 80 was indeed pretty standard for 1920s UK Columbias. What I find amazing is that it was possible for the two sides of the same record to be played at different speeds. With regard to His Master's Voice D 389, the His Master's Voice General Catalogue 1920 recommends to play the A side, Harry Lauder's "A Wee Deoch An' Doris", recorded in 1911, at 81 rpm, whereas the B side, Harry Lauder's "Bonnie Maggie Tamson", recorded in 1916, was supposed to be played at 79 rpm. The US Victor release of the same coupling (Victor 55120) from 1921 says nothing about playing these selections at anything else but 78 rpm. Edited by xiphophilos on 14th May 2019, 4:59 PM

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