78 and 45 Vinyl Records

Not all of you will be familar with vinyl or phonograph records.  They were replaced with 8-track tapes, then cassette tapes, CDs, MP3 players, iPods, and who knows what else.  When I was growing up, records were the thing to have.  Cllick here to learn about the history of the 45, if you are interested.

I still have 45 and 78 rpm (revolutions per minute) records from my childhood.  Later I bought LPs (33 1/3 rpm, long playing records).  Here is a list of the 78 records that I have.

1.  The Mama Doll Song by Peter Pan Records.  (It has 25 cents on the jacket.)

2.  Sleeping Beauty (musical fairy tale) by Peter Pan Records.

3.  The Gingerbread Man (a musical nursery tale) by Peter Pan Records.

4.  The Little Tin Soldier (and The Little Toy Drum) and Squee Gee (The Happy Little Clown) (a musical treat for children) by Peter Pan Records.

5.  Clang!  Clang!  Here Comes the Fire Engine by Peter Pan Records.

6.  The Walrus and the Carpenter and The Walrus and the Carpenter With Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee (from Walt Disney’s “ Alice in Wonderland”) by Golden Records, copyright 1951 by Walt Disney Productions.

7.  The Night Before Christmas Song and Crackjack Christmas by Golden Records.

8.  Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town and Christmas Song by Golden Records.

9.  Laughing Place and Zip-a-dee Doo-dah (from Walt Disney's "Song of the South") by Gold Records.  (My favorite.)

One record is a 45.  It is Lazy Mary, Hey Diddle Diddle, and Where Has My Little Dog Gone? by Treasure Records.

Here is a list of the 45s that I bought while I was in high school.  You may recognize some of the artists; others you probably won’t.
1.  Viva Las Vegas and What’d I Say by Elvis Presley.

2.  First Name Initial and My Heart Became of Age by Annette.

3.  Pineapple Princess and Luau Cha Cha Cha by Annette.

4.  Sailor and My Heart by Petula Clark.

5.  I Dig Girls and We Got Love by Bobby Rydell.

6.  Ragtime Cowboy Joe and Flip Side by David Seville.

7.  You’re Sixteen and I Beg Your Pardon by Johnny Burnette.

8.  Little Boy Sad and I Go Down to the River by Johnny Burnette.

9.  Mother-in-law and Wanted $10,000.00 Reward by Ernie K-Doe.

10.  Little Rosa and Hold Everything by Red Sovine.

11.  Deck of Cards and Now You Know How It Feels by Wink Martindale.

12.  My Old Man’s A Dustman and The Golden Vanity by Lonnie Donegan.

13.  Hymns (The Ninety and Nine, Softly and Tenderly, Who at My Door is Standing?, and Rock of Ages) by Tennessee Ernie Ford.

Our record player can't play the 78s, but it can the 45s.  Maybe I should go play them right now!

 Click on the photo to see my record collection better.