@KOSMICKEN09 ... It had to do with the Standard Speed (in R.P.M.s) of Electric Motors and Gear-Ratios ... the Same Formulas were-used to adopt the Other "Standard" Recording/PlayBack Speeds of 45 & 33+1/3rd & 16+2/3rds R.P.M.s ... Prior to This "Standardization" of 78-R.P.M.s , Records were recorded-at a Wide Variety of Speeds ... THOMAS EDISON's EDISON RECORDS LABEL Discs were 10"-in-Diameter + "thicker" than "Norma" 78s , and played at a Speed of 80-R.P.M.s
Great R&B tune. Amazing how closely Elvis copied this one...
handymanm 6 months ago
Great Blues song One of my favorites! Perfect "Train-Sound":-))
xylfox 1 year ago 2
why were records at such a high speed back then, anyone have any answers, just curious.
KOSMICKEN09 2 years ago
@KOSMICKEN09 ... It had to do with the Standard Speed (in R.P.M.s) of Electric Motors and Gear-Ratios ... the Same Formulas were-used to adopt the Other "Standard" Recording/PlayBack Speeds of 45 & 33+1/3rd & 16+2/3rds R.P.M.s ... Prior to This "Standardization" of 78-R.P.M.s , Records were recorded-at a Wide Variety of Speeds ... THOMAS EDISON's EDISON RECORDS LABEL Discs were 10"-in-Diameter + "thicker" than "Norma" 78s , and played at a Speed of 80-R.P.M.s
thePharoah90086 1 year ago