The M6G Nostalgic “I remember ...” thread

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[lacanteen]

Remember these?

 

[Bikeman315]

Remember these?

Of course, but do you know why these records had larger holes than LP’s?

 

[lacanteen]

Of course, but do you know why these records had larger holes than LP’s

Actually, no I don't.

 

[Bikeman315]

Actually, no I don't.

So they would work in jukebox’s.

 

[Bikeman315]

Not quite. They actually had the larger hole as an attempt by RCA to sell their turntables. It's an example of the earliest form of proprietary music format

Who knew a little plastic doohickey would allow them to be played on a standard (speed adjustable) turntable

Your right. I forgot about RCA’s color coded records.

Great article.

http://historysdumpster.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-history-of-45-rpm-record.html

 

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[fastergt350]

That was truly a pain in the ass, I was stationed at a NAS in Virginia, odd or even plates to get gas, but driving a 67 Mustang with a 390 was killer. Would park at the base gas station overnight. Damn

 

[fastergt350]

I gave up on that thread last week. Is it anywhere near still about transmission types?

No, as usual it wandered off into the abyss.

 

[Cruizer]

We ran our bikes over it. I could get cigarettes for my old man when I was like 12 back then because everyone knew each other. Also turned in our glass pop bottles there.

 

[lacanteen]

Remember doing this in the store?

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Of course, but do you know why these records had larger holes than LP’s?

Duh. So the adapters would fit.

 

[Bikeman315]

Duh. So the adapters would fit.

Do we have a "Wise Ass" emoji?

 

[BEERCHAMP]

Not quite. They actually had the larger hole as an attempt by RCA to sell their turntables. It's an example of the earliest form of proprietary music format

Who knew a little plastic doohickey would allow them to be played on a standard (speed adjustable) turntable

Sony came out with the BetaMax VCR and it was excellent, but Panasonic came out with the VHS/VCR that took over the Market.....why, they gave out the machines free to schools, It didn't take long to overwhelm the market and the Betamax died out.

 

[ctandc72]

I love this thread. You guys make me feel young. Never owned a record player. I did regularly go in my older brother's room and put the records in different sleeves just to screw with him.

How about Cinemax back in the day, trying to catch a glimpse of Morgan Farchild's goodies between the squiggly lines on the TV (we never paid for Cinemax lol)

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