Pinch Me

Orhtacoustic Recording The original sleeve appears to have contained an RCA Victor "Shadowgraphed Needle" for playback. The sleeve indicates that the record is made from "Victrolac, ...an improved record compound having inherently low surface noise." The disc flexes like vinyl and plays with remarkably little surface noise as compared to shellac records from the same era. The recording is introduced by radio announcer André Baruch, who follows the song with a full-length spoken advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes. The backside of the record is covered with a stunning textured design that was common on RCA Victor's earliest vinyl releases, most of which seem to have been aimed at the broadcast industry.