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| 10th Dec 2012, 9:34 AM | #1 REPORT | |
 | Dr Doom SUBS I wanna eat an artichoke once in a while Member since Feb 2008 25440 Points Administrator | Anyone have any idea how common promos are in the world of 78s? Just wondering whether to add Promo only as a vinyl type or whether it would be better added to notes. |
| 10th Dec 2012, 9:37 AM | #2 REPORT | |
 | LouisSidney Member since May 2012 10674 Points | White label promos were launched in the States by Capitol since they created the label, in 1942, I think. Edited by LouisSidney on 11th Dec 2012, 11:46 AM |
| 11th Dec 2012, 6:02 AM | #3 REPORT | |
 | Olorin67 Eric in Milwaukee Member since Dec 2012 22 Points | Promos seem to be less common for 78s than 45s, but I do have a few. I think this is because radio stations didn't pay many records in the 78 era, they were mostly playing drama, comedy and other programs that were popular before TV took over that role. Late at night after the programs were done, they would mostly play live feeds from hotels or ballrooms of big bands. Paying records over the air really took off once the programs moved to TV, and the better sound quality of lp and 45 records came on the scene. Eric in milwaukee |
| 11th Dec 2012, 6:18 AM | #4 REPORT | |
 | LaurenceD SUBS Member since Aug 2011 7819 Points Moderator | Almost all of the two-sided promos of music that I own are of releases that also have equivalent stock pressings. But it was a fairly common practice in the 1950s to release discs to promote products, venues etc. I think that promo-only would be a useful option. |
| 11th Dec 2012, 11:13 AM | #5 REPORT | |
| Dr Doom SUBS I wanna eat an artichoke once in a while Member since Feb 2008 25440 Points Administrator |
LaurenceD wrote:
Almost all of the two-sided promos of music that I own are of releases that also have equivalent stock pressings. But it was a fairly common practice in the 1950s to release discs to promote products, venues etc. I think that promo-only would be a useful option.
Thanks, I'll add it then.  |
| 28th Mar 2013, 10:23 AM | #6 REPORT | |
| Pridesale Member since Mar 2013 805 Points | Linked to Promotion Records would/ could include 'Acetate' Cuts, reading Wikipedias Gramophone_record page I find a couple of areas of interest. In talking about types of materials used 'Decelith' is mentioned and shows a blank for making an individually cut one-off recording. A German product introduced in 1937, these were 'flexible' all-plastic discs. I have put flexible in quotes as I am unsure how bendy /flexi these were, is Getalife's entered one like these ?[image]2164[/image] or were EMI using Acetate ? The site also mentions , I think in relation to US mostly. In the late 1930s, radio commercials and pre-recorded radio programs being sent to disc jockeys started being stamped in vinyl, so they would not break in the mail. In the mid-1940s, special DJ copies of records started being made of vinyl also, for the same reason. These were all 78 rpm. So we have, I Think , three kinds of Promo. 1 ) Single Cut or limited run for test or self promotion . 2) DJ Copies - that may have been issued as promotion as I think artists did not get much royalty for radio play in USA , money supposedly came from record sales. 3) Promotional Discs for products and similar ( see List on 45cat 'Advertising Discs' for what I think might be the intended items ? ). Edited by Pridesale on 28th Mar 2013, 10:27 AM |
| 1st Apr 2013, 2:54 PM | #7 REPORT | |
| Dr Doom SUBS I wanna eat an artichoke once in a while Member since Feb 2008 25440 Points Administrator | Great stuff Pridesale. |
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