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One bright spot in the rather devastated record industry the past few years has been the surprising resurgence of vinyl.
Only in Pittsburgh would we now have a comeback of shellac.
On Friday, Willie Weber will open Whistlin’ Willie’s 78s — a new, separate wing of the famed Jerry’s Records in Squirrel Hill devoted to 78 rpm [...]

In the 1930’s radio became a household necessity and the hub of entertainment in the home. It was a time of experimentation and many well known industrial designers such as Raymond Loewy, Walter Dorwin Teague, Wells Coates, Harold Van Doren and Norman Bel Geddes contributed to radically different radio designs in the moderne, streamline, jazz age styles ( all of which we [...]

At the 78 rpm Collectors Community we are always interested in hearing of interesting endeavours that foster an appreciation for 78s. Although the Classic Record Collector Magazine has been around for some years – it’s refreshing to see that it has survived; as well as continued to flourish; in an ever-changing music market – with its [...]

Historic Masters – the website dedicated to reissuing vinyl pressings of old unpublished 78 rpm records taken from the original masters – has just issued a new release – Issue 32.
The concept of Historic Masters was devised by the late Richard Bebb: for so many years Britain’s most senior collector of vocal recordings. It was [...]

We get that question asked more than any other question on the 78 rpm Collectors Community.
It’s a question with many answers depending on the type of sound you want from your 78s and what you’re willing to pay.
We thought that a run-down of the latest, greatest and the not-so-greatest was in order.
What types of Turntables [...]