shellac

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These years of collaboration led to several of his original compositions being pressed into 78 rpm shellac records.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

It took the combination of shellac discs, electronic amplification and an automatic record-changer for National Automatic Music Company to manufacture the first 20-song multiplay machines in 1927.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Instead, “People getting ready to do things” is spelled out in egg yolk, besmirching the virginal purity of its white satin support; and “It’s only vanishing cream” is translucent shellac disappearing against deathly black.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024

“Your son has shellac in his veins,” referring to the brittle material used in 78 r.p.m. records.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023

Outside’s been dunked in a bucket of shiny clear shellac.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett