DETAILED FILM OF THE A TO Z PROCESS OF MAKING AND RECORDING A CIRCA 1950s 78-RPM PHONOGRAPH RECORD. NARRATED BY MILTON CROSS
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OVERHEAD (CIRCA 1944) SHOT OF THE RCA VICTOR CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY PLANT |
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ARCHIVIST PULLS 78 RPM MASTER RECORD OFF OF SHELF.
LIBRARY OF 78 RPM PHONOGRAPH RECORDS AT VICTOR'S CAMDEN WAREHOUSE-FACTORY. LIBRARIAN PULLS RECORD OFF OF SHELF. ORIGINAL METAL MASTER RECORD IS PULLED OUT OF SLEEVE |
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CU MASTER PHONOGRAPH RECORD PULLED FROM SHELF
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POURING OF MOLTEN WAX ONTO HOT PLATE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PHONOGRAPH RECORD MAKING PROCESS
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SOUND ENGINEER AND MUSICIANS MAKE RECORD AT RCA VICTOR STUDIO IN CAMDEN. MONTAGE OF MUSICIANS PERFORMING, RECORD MASTER BEING RECORDED AND ENGINEER IN RECORDING BOOTH
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CU STYLIS CUTS SOUND WAVES INTO WAX RECORD. MAKING OF DIRECT TO DISC 78 PHONOGRAPH RECORD
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PROCESS OF MAKING THE RECORD FROM WAX TO SHELLAC IS ILLUSTRATED IN GREAT DETAIL.
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RECORD COPPER MASTER IS DIPED INTO WATER TO MAKE A MOTHER MATRIX AND STAMPER. MOTHER AND MASTER MATRIX
ARE CREATED. NICKLE BATH TO HARDEN FOR PRESSING |
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CENTER HOLE IS PRESSED INTO MASTER RECORD. CREATION OF 78 RPM PHONOGRAPH RECORD
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GROUND SHELLAC IS SHOVELED INTO RECORD PRESSING MACHINE AND MIXED WITH OTHER ELEMENTS TO BE USED IN THE CREATION OF RECORDS. MIXTURE IS MELTED AND ROLLS OUT OF MACHINE FOR FORMING INTO GLOBS TO BE USED TO MAKE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
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RECORD IS PRESSED ON PRESSING MACHINE. RCA VICTOR LABEL "ELVIS PRESLEY" LABEL. PRESSING OF ELVIS RECORDS
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RECORD IS TESTED AFTER BEING PRESSED
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CU RCA VICTOR 78 RPM PHONOGRAPH RECORD SPINS ON TURNTABLE
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RECORDS ARE BOXED FOR SHIPPING. RECORD PRESSING PLANT
ESSEMBLY LINE. THOUSANDS OF 78 RPM RECORDS ON ASSEMBLY LINE |
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FAMILY LISTENS TO RECORD AT HOME ON HOME CONSOLE PHONOGRAPH. RECORD SPINS ON PHONOGRAPH. 1950s FAMILY MEMBERS LISTEN AND ENJOY MUSIC FROM PHONOGRAPH |
