Re: arsclist Wilcox-Gay Recordio disks

["Bernd Wichert" <b_wichert@xxxxxx>]

Hello Terry,
W.G.Recordio discs originate from Charlotte, Michigan and were made on
Aluminium Base ("Professional Quality").
or Fibre Base. They are light and flexible. . E.g. I have got one that looks
like one of the early bootleg records of the 70s
colored red with 2 holes, one in the middle and the other one 2,5 cm in
direction of the grooves. It can be played both sides on every 78rpm player
and is flexible.
Wiclox-Gay offered a selection of 6 1/2", 8", and 10" sizes
Bernard Wichert/ Germany
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----- Original Message -----
From: Simpkins, Terry <tsimpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 7:41 PM
Subject: arsclist Wilcox-Gay Recordio disks


> Hello,
>
> I received an inquiry from a patron about Wilcox-Gay Recordio disks.  It
> seems she found several of these recently and is wondering if it is
possibly
> to play them on a regular record player.  SHe described them as about the
> size of a 45 rpm record, apparently made out of cardboard with some sort
of
> coating (plastic?).  She also mentioned that the coating is covered with
> little cracks.
>
> I have turned up a little information on the WWW about these, and there
was
> one posting to Nostalgia Air that says the disks can be played back on any
> turntable at 78 rpm.
>
> Can anyone out there confirm this, and possibly tell me a little more
about
> these disks (or at least point me in the right direction)?
>
> Many thanks,
> Terry Simpkins
> Music Cataloger and Music Archives Librarian
> Music Library
> Center for the Arts
> Middlebury College
> Middlebury, VT 05753
> (802) 443-5045 (o)
>