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I have a single-sided, 12-inch aluminum record, I believe from the 1930s, containing an Ex-Lax radio commercial and a performance of "Vienna, City of My Dreams" by Lud Gluskin and his Orchestra.

The grooves are not raised and record plays well. What do I have here? A mother?

I don't think it's a mother without at least a lead out groove. This explanation on Wikipedia makes more sense:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum_disc

I found similar discs on Popsike and these are also radio transcriptions:
https://www.popsike.com/WMAQ-RadioVinta ... 25977.html



More:
[YouTube]https://youtu.be/46dFXG7xgvE?si=ARFBxTK4PiwVLrGW[/YouTube]

Hope this helps

Don't know why the YouTube link isn't live. You can click the link without worry.

Thanks, Georg! Good observation about the absence of a lead out groove.

So, it's is a radio transcription. I had never come across one of these aluminum ones before.

I have a set of 7 of these. They are double sided and are instructions on how to get ready for having a baby.

ajhuth1877 wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 7:56 pm ... instructions on how to get ready for having a baby.

At what point in the process do the instructions begin?

Probaby Halfway through the set