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Starr and Gennett started out as vertical, though still needle records though, not sapphire ball type. Starr became Gennett.

dzavracky wrote:I tried to listen to the Starr and Gennett labels on my electric record player and i couldnt hear a thing..... it was just scratch.. are they vertical records?

Starr, and those early Gennett labels, yes vertical.

so how do I listen to them?

I have a york model Brunswick in the garage that needs fixing. Can i play them on the edison head of the reproducer? I assume a steel needle?