Seeburg Industrial Background Music - 1966 and 1968

Six tunes from various 16-2/3 RPM Seeburg Industrial Background records dating from 1966 and 1968. Played on my ELAC Miracord 40A turntable connected to an early 1960s Fisher 400 tube tuner/amp and Sansui XP-S7 speakers.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Seeburg
• Industrial
• Background
• Music
• 1966
• 1968
• ELAC
• Miracord
• 40A
• Fisher
• 400
• Sansui
• XP-S7

[chompo7]

nice turntable and i am allways surprised at how good 16rpm records sound.

dont know why they never went mainstream?

[SeeburgUp2Speed]

@chompo7 - Thank You. These particular records sound good because this was the third time they have ever been played. (I bought them new, sealed in the original packaging) I am not sure why 16-2/3 RPM never went mainstream but one reason may be the fact that you can fit much more music onto a 16-2/3 RPM record. Each side of the Seeburg records holds an average 45 minutes. Record companies wouldn't make as much money, and recording artists would have to come up with much more material.

[Oldbmwr100rs]

@chompo7 I've seen old books on record done in 16 rpm, the fidelity of 16 probably wasn't good enough for good music. These recordings were likely pretty compressed for being played over the old High voltage AC building PA systems. They weren't made to sound good,just to be background. i have to say though,this sounds really good. the turntable is operating really well.

[belizando]

Also 16 rpm is much more susceptible to flutter if your turntable is in anything but excellent condition. At higher speeds flutter is less of an issue with puck-drive turntables.

[jbs901]

What a great collection of music! I remember this type of music from my youth, and I have always loved it. You are very generous to upload these videos and share with everyone. Thank you.

[TwinMillMC]

@SeeburgUp2Speed - These sound exceptionally clear 4 Seeburg 16 rpm's. I have 100's of these and they have a very flat frequency response. I haven't come across any that sound this good. I usually have 2 EQ them quite a bit 2 sound decent but there is still a low-end residual hum in the recording so I can't boost the bass to much. I think 16 rpm discs weren't popular because higher speed recordings have better audio quality. That just seems 2 b a physical law that applies 2 DVD's etc. as well.

[chompo7]

@SeeburgUp2Speed yes that was the only logical explaination i came up with as well.