Charles ...
I burned a copy of Robert's 78 CD recording but I didn't take note of the artists, orchestras or performances. It was a compilation of a number of recordings. There's surface noise as one would expect from 78's, but the music is there.
mapman ...
There's something really charming about the sound of the orchestrations on good 78's. They always remind me of the movies my mom would take me to when I was a kid. She always had music around her and she loved the old musical movies. Lots of good stuff like Betty Hutton, Dan Daily, Betty Grable, Gene Kelly, ....
Check this Joe Houston recording out. I bought this when I was in Jr. High in 1953. Cost me a grand total of fifty cents ... brand new. This is what we listened to before the British Invasion and before Elvis hit the scene. It was rock & roll, but before the guitar replaced the saxophone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NgTGZHjVHAMore:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NgTGZHjVHAThis was one of my favorites - Earth Angel by The Penguins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhXRDSO6wzkArtie Shaw 1938:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2_q7YsU4ak&list=RDc2_q7YsU4ak#t=29How about a little classic Al Jolson?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCniBUdWcmAYep, 78's played through a high end system can sound surprisingly good. Its like using a good audio system as time machine.
Frank