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Continental Records & the Corona Virus
Continental Records is still open
for business - orders placed now by
telephone or E-Mail will be shipped
to you within seven days of your
order
Before
1990 Continental Records had four employees “pulling”
and shipping orders. Since 1990 I have been the only
employee. With Corona Virus in the news daily I placed
myself in “self imposed lock-down” on March 10 and will
continue to be in isolation until further notice
If you
are locked up at home now is a good time to peruse our
catalog and place your order. Questions? Lonely (like
me)? Give me a call (Toll-Free) at 1-800-494-6129
Neil
Patte (Owner)
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45 RPM Records
Quality, Selection & Value
Since 1973 Continental
Records has built their reputation on:
Quality -
All brand new 45 records in original manufacturer sleeves,
Selection - More than 10,000
of the most popular titles always available
Value - Low, low prices -
often lower than used 45 records on other sites
Service - Real personal service -
from the owner - he will take your order !
This page provides
links to all the 45 RPM records we sell
May 2021
Special
Free shipping on all orders
of $75 or more to USA & Canada
All CDs
All 45s
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On-Line 45 RPM Catalogs
On-Line Complete Alphabetical Catalogs
All the records
in the following on-line listing are arranged alphabetically
by artist. So if you're looking for records by Roy Orbison,
click on O. If you are looking for records by Harper's
Bizzarre, click on H. If you don't know the artist of a song,
use our "Search Our Site" button to the left
A . B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P/Q. R. S. T/U. V. W/X. Y/Z
2800+ Favourite
45 RPM Records at half price (US$2.97/CAN$3.47 each)
Other 45 RPM
records not listed? Our on-line listings above
are updated regularly and provide a complete listing
of every record that we inventory and current pricing.
No additional unlisted artists or titles are
available
45 RPM Catalog Download
Our alphabetical
listings above are the only listings on this site that are updated constantly.
To obtain a copy of Continental Records current catalog copy each page
(A-Y/Z above) to your computer
Printed 45 RPM Catalogs
Printed - 10,000 Record (45 RPM) 66 Page Catalog - (1989
edition)
We will not be printing
any more 45 RPM catalogs in the future. To obtain a copy of Continental Records current
catalog copy each page (A-Y/Z above) to your computer and print your own personal
copy (4 columns per page)
Juke Box Title Strips
Ordering records
for your juke box? We can prepare professionally
made title strips for you (or
sell you blank ones). Complete details & ordering information
45 RPM Record "Sleeves"
Sorry, no longer
sold here
The World's Worst Album Covers
The worst album
covers you could ever imagine. Complete details
About 45 RPM Records
RCA 45 RPM Player
(about 1950)
The 45 RPM record
was developed by RCA Victor company in 1949 - immediately
following the invention of "vinyl" plastic and the development
of the 12" LP record by CBS engineers (in 1948). The
45 RPM speed was the only one to be decided by a precise
optimization procedure. Calculus was used to show that the
optimum use of a disc record of constant rotational speed occurs
when the innermost recorded diameter is half the outermost recorded
diameter. That's why a 7-inch single has a label 3 1/2 inches
in diameter. Given the CBS LP vinyl groove dimensions and certain
assumptions about the bandwidth and tolerable distortion, a speed
of 45 rpm comes out of the
formula. (Peter Copeland, British
Library National Sound Archive, London).
To market their
format against the currently "reigning" 78 RPM (and
the CBS 12" LP) RCA released a series very low priced 45
RPM only players in the late 1940s
and early 1950s. Both amplified & non amplified models
were manufactured. The player above was sold in the early 1950s
and was equipped with a ceramic cartridge and an "RCA" jack -
also "invented" at the time! The model above did not include an
amplifier or speaker but was meant to plugged into the corresponding
female RCA jack in an RCA radio or TV - and use that product's amplifier
and speaker. If you're aged 50 or older, you may remember quite
a number of these players by 1955 - sitting atop TV sets!
In spite of the
popularity of LPs, the sales of 45 RPM records continued
to increase all through the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In
their "peak" sales years from 1973 to 1976 more than 100
million were sold each year in the USA.
All 45s made since
1971 have been pressed in stereo and have the same
fidelity output as CDs - i.e., 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz - a
credit to the RCA engineers more than 50 years ago!
Since 1998 many
"oldie" 45s have been discontinued by the record
manufacturers because of decining sales. By the end
of this decade we expect that no more will be manufactured.
(Neil Patte, 2004)
Most recent page review : 2018
03 26
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