A 12 foot diameter record.

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A 12 foot diameter record.

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The celebrated conductor Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) was not a man to do things by halves. At his 70th birthday lunch the table was a 12 foot diameter replica of one of his records.

Telegrams of congratulation were read out from Richard Strauss, Stravinsky and Sibelius, after which Sir Thomas remarked "Nothing from Mozart?"

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What a brilliant bit of history! I secretly hope the label gave the playing speed in mph! Haha!
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Thanks, I enjoyed the photo and caption.

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I found a modern record player to play it on (we do not want to mess it up with a steel needle) :lol:
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