[78-L] Hello and a question

[David Lennick]

Tape hadn't come into use when Columbia developed the LP, which was introduced 
in 1948, and there was a ban on musicians making ANY recordings that year, so 
there was time to experiment with tape recording. For a while in 1949, 
recordings were made simultaneously on disc and tape, and "South Pacific" was 
issued from the disc masters..the tape version wasn't used until some time in 
the 90s, I think (and it sounded terrible). I'm not sure when other labels 
began using tape exclusively. But tape enabled some new record labels to start 
up in 1949, since they gained access to German radio tapes of continuous 
recordings.

dl

Pablo Varela wrote:
> Thank you for your complete information. I don't have to say that I love recording sound history but I ignore more that I believe.
> Yes, the Wozzeck set was only released in 33 and 45, as the box saids, but I remember a lot of titles offered in the three speeds.Reading another post by you I understand that in the transition between 78 and 33 some recording where taken in tape and then cutted in 78's, was it in that way?Thank you again, best wishesPablo.