Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
0:00 Don Slepian - New Dawn
2:10 Gabriel & Riley Lee - Oriental Sunrise
4:24 Don Slepian - Sea of Bliss
6:56 Gabriel Lee - Another Paradise
9:58 Gabriel Lee - Heavenly Moon
12:54 Don Slepian - Open Spaces
15:13 Gabriel & Riley Lee - Satori
17:55 Unknown (Nancy Bloom?) - Gentle Waves Of Relaxation
This is a weird one. My first flexi-disc, my only new-age record (NOT buying more lmao) and my only 8' record. It runs 10 minutes a side somehow, which is an insane density, but it's REAL quiet. It was unplayable when I got it and I had to flatten it with tape and stacking 78s on top of it. There was this weird rumbly effect caused by a sort of warp which I was able to edit out. Artists are not shown on the record, I had to actually check Discogs for track names. It's a very rare record, I was the first to have bought it off Discogs to begin with. I paid $15.
This 33RPM sampler record was transferred at 45RPM. This has the benefit of allowing me to isolate disc rumble and other forms of low noise, as well as increasing the speed at which I can transfer the disc, with the slight detriment of some damage to the treble range, what little it had to begin with. Without this, I would have been unable to fully remove the noise from the warp on this disc without impacting the bass. The record has been digitally slowed to 33 1/3 RPM once more. This also has the effect of turning existing higher-pitched surface noise into something a little lower. A trained ear would be able to tell, but to most listeners this will be an inaudible effect.
DOWNLOAD (77MB FLAC)
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0:00 Don Slepian - New Dawn
2:10 Gabriel & Riley Lee - Oriental Sunrise
4:24 Don Slepian - Sea of Bliss
6:56 Gabriel Lee - Another Paradise
9:58 Gabriel Lee - Heavenly Moon
12:54 Don Slepian - Open Spaces
15:13 Gabriel & Riley Lee - Satori
17:55 Unknown (Nancy Bloom?) - Gentle Waves Of Relaxation
This is a weird one. My first flexi-disc, my only new-age record (NOT buying more lmao) and my only 8' record. It runs 10 minutes a side somehow, which is an insane density, but it's REAL quiet. It was unplayable when I got it and I had to flatten it with tape and stacking 78s on top of it. There was this weird rumbly effect caused by a sort of warp which I was able to edit out. Artists are not shown on the record, I had to actually check Discogs for track names. It's a very rare record, I was the first to have bought it off Discogs to begin with. I paid $15.
This 33RPM sampler record was transferred at 45RPM. This has the benefit of allowing me to isolate disc rumble and other forms of low noise, as well as increasing the speed at which I can transfer the disc, with the slight detriment of some damage to the treble range, what little it had to begin with. Without this, I would have been unable to fully remove the noise from the warp on this disc without impacting the bass. The record has been digitally slowed to 33 1/3 RPM once more. This also has the effect of turning existing higher-pitched surface noise into something a little lower. A trained ear would be able to tell, but to most listeners this will be an inaudible effect.
DOWNLOAD (77MB FLAC)
mega.nz/file/psIDwRjZ#7pktF6OVYcj6_BnGkcCmTidLMp8KNQO3gNkXBhAbcSc
![None Listed: Home Recordings From The 78RPM Era, 1930s-1950s
The recordings presented to you here are (mostly) unedited (though they have been cleaned up a little) recordings of authentic American voices and lives, everything from songs to greetings to candid party tapes is featured on this collection. A brief window into the past, and a small glimpse into life in post-war America, to the life of someone who led a life, whose voice will be forever heard. The sources for all of the audio used are linked below, and please, enjoy.
Most artists are unknown, but when listed are provided. The opera singer has a few more 78s on archive.org, and one of them has a partially illegible date as 193X, so maybe then. Similarly the woman from I Laughed Cause I Cried has a few more but no more information.
SIDE 1: HOME-RECORDED MUSIC
0:00 October 1947: Wake, Awake Choir (Religious)
3:11 Unknown date: Fiona[?] - Sleepytime Gal (Pop, jazz)
6:32 Unknown date: Boston Two Step [10-7259] (Polka)
9:31 1938-9: Bini people of Nigeria: Secret Society Dance Song
11:27 Unknown date: I Laughed Cause I Cried Over You (Vocal)
14:36 Unknown date: Unknown title, piano and opera singer. (Opera)
19:04 Unknown date: My Rock Quartet [Take 1] (Rock & Roll, Gospel)
Piano/Opera
archive.org/details/78_none-legible_gbia0306427a
My Rock
archive.org/details/78_my-rock_gbia0296456a
Wake, Awake
archive.org/details/78_wake-awake_gbia0360076a
I Laughed Cause I Cried Over You
archive.org/details/78_i-laughed-cause-i-cried-over-you_gbia0548640a
Boston Two Step
archive.org/details/78_boston-two-step_gbia0512676a
Field recording[?]
archive.org/details/78_none-listed_gbia0457506a
Sleepytime Gal
archive.org/details/78_none-legible_gbia0375270a
SIDE 2: SPOKEN WORD MESSAGES
21:59 March 14 (Label says 15), 1948: A Southern family has a family gathering.
26:47 September 3, 1948: The same family records Labor Day greetings for relatives.
30:28 January 26, 1949: Seasons greetings and humorous messages from Detroit. Recording skips.
34:15 September, 1949: A barbeque party is held. Mains hum is audible in the background. Recording is interrupted by adult comedy.
38:29 August 11, 1951: During a house party, a woman tells a crude rule-of-threes joke. A man announces the date and location at the end.
41:59 December 26, 1953: A couple records a holiday message for their away family. Perry Como can be heard playing, and has been trimmed from the beginning.
44:23 March, 1954: Favorite movies are discussed, and a rendition of You Are My Sunshine, presumably in a school.
48:30 Unknown date: A couple has a light conversation about what happened over the holidays.
March 1954
archive.org/details/78_none-listed_gbia0520017a
August 1951
archive.org/details/78_none-legible_gbia0341572a
March 1948
archive.org/details/78_none-legible_gbia0341570a
Discussing the holidays
archive.org/details/78_none-legible_gbia0355606a
Greetings from Detroit, Jan. 1949
archive.org/details/78_none-legible_gbia0371731a
Same family as March 1948 records Labor Day message to family, September 1948
archive.org/details/78_none-legible_gbia0341574a
Christmas Greeting, Dec. 1953
archive.org/details/78_christmas-greeting_gbia0371733a
Barbeque Party, September 1949
archive.org/details/78_barbecue-party-sept-1949_gbia0371744a None Listed: Home Recordings From The 78RPM Era, 1930s-1950s](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oBculbjdGVk/mqdefault.jpg)









