Special Philco record on Columbia

eighteenbelow · Post by **eighteenbelow** » Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:14 pm

I came across this in one of my endless stacks of shellac, and it piqued my interest. The label identifies it as a disc to be used "only for demonstrating the Philco Photo-Electric Reproducer in retail stores." Is that the same as their "Beam of Light" reproducer? I've always wanted one of those. Anyone here have any experience restoring and/or listening to one? Are they really all that, or more of a gimmick?

This one, apparently, was not "destroyed after the demonstration period" (whatever that was). I played it on my RCA V-225. Sounded just fine.

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