I have three Aeolian Vocalion 78 rpm records.  The first one I bought
is brown Bakelite plastic and it plays fine on my Victrola.  The second
one is black with a blue label and it sounds funny on the Victrola.  It
sounds a little faint and it has a great background noise.  It says
"lateral cut" on the record.  The third one is black with a gold label
from 1916.  This one hardly makes a sound at all.

These records are _not_ damaged.  They're all in good condition.  Even
78s I've played that are pretty scratched up still make quite a lot of
noise when played.  I know that Pathe and Edison used different cutting
techniques.  What about Aeolian?

Damon Atchison
Damon66@juno.com