Hit of the Week: What's the Use: Fox Trot
Creation: 1930
While shellac and vinyl are commonly associated with sound recordings, other types of materials were sometimes used in their manufacture. This 78 rpm is made of cardboard. Designed to be played only once, cardboard recordings could be made cheaply and quickly and were often featured on cereal boxes.
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Hit of the Week: What's the Use: Fox Trot
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Date
Creation: 1930
Description
While shellac and vinyl are commonly associated with sound recordings, other types of materials were sometimes used in their manufacture. This 78 rpm is made of cardboard. Designed to be played only once, cardboard recordings could be made cheaply and quickly and were often featured on cereal boxes.
Rights
Copyright; use considered fair according to the ARL Code of Best Practices in Fair Use
Format
78 rpm records
Source
Music Library, 78RPM MUS-83
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Citation
“Hit of the Week: What's the Use: Fox Trot,” Gallery, accessed August 10, 2020, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/893.