Standard Radio Transcription Services, Inc. Standard Sound Effect Records 78RPM

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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.