MikeB wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 4:39 pm Okay, here are two examples:
One is marked "needle cut," and I assume an electrical recording as well, the "E". This one could be played on a Victor machine, for example, maybe an Orthophonic due to the electrical recording.
The other is marked "sapphire record," which I assume would need to be played with a sapphire ball stylus, right?
The first one should be played with a sapphire ball stylus.
The second is electrical, it's from 1928. Pathé went to electrical recording, IIRC, in 1927. Yes, you could play it on a Victor machine.