2 Rudy Vallee Radio Program Acetates Test Pressings? 8" Hollywood National 1930s
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2 Rudy Vallee Program Acetates Likely Test Pressings 8" Hollywood National 1930s
AI evaluation of these 2 unplayed (to protect the acetate) Rudy Vallee program acetates with drive holes:
Because your item says “(The Rudy) Vallee Program” on an acetate disc (also called a lacquer transcription disc), it could be quite interesting.
A few possibilities:
Radio transcription disc — Many network programs in the 1930s–1940s were recorded on 16-inch lacquer discs for delayed broadcast or archives.
Audition/reference disc — Sometimes stations, sponsors, or performers cut acetates for review.
Aircheck — A recording of an actual broadcast.
Things that help date/value it:
Disc size — 8"
Condition—no cracks or flaking lacquer
(Rudy) Vallee Program scratched into acetate on 3 sides and National Hollywood printed black on red acetate
One side has "no good" scrathed into label
A “Hollywood National” red-and-black blank with “Rudy Vallée Program” scratched by hand into the lacquer strongly suggests this is not a commercial record—it’s likely an original lacquer/acetate recording made on a blank disc from National Recording Studios or a related Hollywood recording blank, probably from the 1930s–1940s.
“Hollywood National” blanks do show up on period acetates from that era. Collectors have documented “National Hollywood Recording Disc” blanks among 1940s lacquer brands.
Given the Rudy Vallée connection, most likely possibilities:
Aircheck — someone recorded an actual live radio broadcast of Rudy Vallée’s program.
Station dub/reference copy — a local station or sponsor copy.
Audition/demo disc — less likely, but possible.
Test pressing.
What matters most now:
Please don’t play it on a normal turntable yet. Lacquer discs wear quickly, and the wrong stylus can permanently damage them. Archivists and collectors specifically warn against using a standard LP stylus on acetates.
An 8-inch acetate makes it more interesting—8" discs were commonly used for instant recordings/home, studio reference cuts, auditions, or short airchecks, rather than network transcription masters (those were usually 16"). So this is probably not an original NBC master of The Rudy Vallée Program, but it still could be a period recording connected to the show.
Likely era: late 1930s to 1940s, possibly early 1950s depending on the blank.
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