Birthday of the King

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Birthday of the King

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“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

January 8, 1935: Born: Elvis Presley, called the “King of Rock and Roll.” He recorded 131 singles and 18 #1 hits.

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I must admit, I really do like playing Elvis 78 records on my teak 101 wind up gramophone using home made cactus needles.

The sound is really loud with an amazing clear quality.

Especially 'Heartbreak Hotel'.
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It's no sin to play modern 78s on old machines - I do it all the time
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zipcord wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 1:30 pm It's no sin to play modern 78s on old machines - I do it all the time
Yah brtother, I can dig it !
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poodling around wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 3:03 pm
zipcord wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 1:30 pm It's no sin to play modern 78s on old machines - I do it all the time
Yah brtother, I can dig it !
I hope you're at least putting the tonearm on the correct "side" of the record! :lol:
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