Standard Radio Transcription Services, Inc. Standard Sound Effect Records 78RPM
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Description
Standard Sound Effect records produced by Standard Radio Transcription Services, Inc. The company filed for incorporation in 1946 in California and has since dissolved. They produced many sound effect records in 78RPM for use by radio stations producing their own entertainment and commercials. I have a set of 5 records and the tracks and times are listed here:
Record Number
Track Number
Effect
Length
Matrix Label
Matrix Runout
159-A
1
Horses Trotting (continuous)
2:45
072871
07281-1 A10777
159-B
1
Horses Galloping (continuous)
2:45
072872
072872-1 A10776
201-A
1
Automobile Effect (Dusenberg Continuous)
2:40
09109
A-9730
201-B
1
Dusenberg approach, skid around corner, fade
0:18
09128
09128-1
2
Ford V-8 approach, skid around corner, fade
0:17
3
Dusenberg high speed approach, pass by, fade
0:30
4
Dusenberg continuous varying engine speeds
0:50
204-A
1
Plane Crash
0:07
97367
97367
2
Plane Crash
0:07
3
Auto approach and skid
0:11
4
Auto crash
0:05
5
Auto approach, skid and crash
0:15
6
Auto crash (more glass)
0:05
204-B
1 & 2
Car approach and crash
0:09
019393
019393-1
3 & 4
Car approach, skit and crash
0:09
5 & 6
Short car approach and crash
0:07
7 & 8
Car approach, long skit around corner, fade
0:10
9
Fender Bump in traffic
0:03
554-A
1
Storm at sea (continuous)
2:30
09153
09153-(RE) A2451R
554-B
1
Thunder Single Crash with rumble
0:10
97369
97369
2
Thunder Single Crash with rumble
0:10
3
Thunder Continuous
1:00
4
Thunder Continuous
0:45
902-A
Telephone Effects (9 Cuts)
055023
055023-1 A10408
1
Bell No. 1 ringing at mike, receiver off
0:22
2
Bell No. 2 ringing at mike, receiver off
0.22
3
Pay station phone, 5c in slot
0:05
4
Pay station phone, 10c in slot
0:06
5
Pay station phone, 25c in slot
0:05
6
Hand ringing magneto phone; 1 long, 1 short, receiver on
0:06
7
Hand ringing magneto phone; 1 long, 2 shorts, receiver on
0:07
8
Hand ringing magneto phone; 1 long, 3 shorts, receiver on
0:07
9
Bell ringing continuous
0:30
902-B
Telephone Effects (7 Cuts)
055022
055022-1 A10409
1
Receiver off, dial 3 numbers, busy signal
0:12
2
Same - 4 numbers
0:13
3
Same - 5 numbers
0:15
4
Same - 6 numbers
0:15
5
Same - 7 numbers
0:16
6
Busy signal, continuous
0:28
7
Bell Ringing at mike continuous
0:30
These records are in Very Good Plus (VG+) condition and generally play very well. There are a few pops in some of the longer cuts, and moderate surface noise normally found on 78 RPM records, but they play through with no skips. Some needle marks demonstrate that they have been played. Many of the cuts are terminated, that is the needle will not continue to the next cut, and must be placed there manually. This was to prevent the sound effects producer from accidentally running into the next effect. These sounds are from post-WWII America and reflect a bygone time. These records are quite rare and hard to find. They come in the original green heavy paper sleeves they have occupied for the last 70 years.
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