<<> <<the word "album" dates back to the 78 era when several vinyl discs
were
quoted 9 lines sold together in a book like package and used in the same sense as> > >sold together in a book like package and used in the same sense as
> > >"photo album" (a book of photographs). So your friend is right - it
> > >refers to vinyl. today a better term is "full length release.">>
> >
> >> 78s are made out of glass, not vinyl.
> >
> Huh?>>
>
> Okay, apparently 78s are made out of glass-like substance called shellac;
I'm
quoted 1 line not sure if that's a kind of glass or not, but I heard it referred to as> not sure if that's a kind of glass or not, but I heard it referred to as
glass
quoted 1 line by a collector once. They shatter like glass, that's for sure.> by a collector once. They shatter like glass, that's for sure.
Shellac is a insect secreted resin. The "lac" insect uses it as a protective
shell for its larvae. The resin is exuded on trees in India and Thailand.
Lac incrustations are removed from clipped twigs and crushed, screened, and
cleaned. The material then is processed into flake or powder form. The
flakes or powder are compressed into 78's.
So now you know.
Interestingly you can dissolve 78's in alcohol and then paint furniture with
them.
georgewilliamson
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