Teddy (2)

Multinational label featuring children's choir music on rare 8" vinyl records that turn at 78 RPM and allow to see the animated groove on the praxinoscope principe . A special 16 sided mirror is needed to watch the animation. The records included a little mirrored device that you pop onto the turntable's spindle that reflected the animation in such a way that while the record plays you get to see a little cartoon These records are not picture discs : the pictures are part of the center label [u]At least 6 different countries marketed animated discs :[/u] US : label Red Raven Movie Records : 8 releases France : label Teddy "Le Disque Animé" 11 releases Germany : label Teddy "Die Lebende Schallplatte" 11 releases Italy : label "Mamil, Moviton system" : 14 releases Netherland : label Teddy "De Grammovisie Kinderplaat" 10 releases Japan The German and Italian records are flexi discs. The Italians are picture discs.