[78-L] RCA record prevue

[Michael Biel]

Michael Biel wrote:
>
> RCA had developed a very, very quiet shellac in the 50s that 
> was just about as quiet as shellac and even wore a little better if not 
> misplayed. 

I meant "as quiet as vinyl".  Like styrene, this shellac can be torn by 
a bad needle or too heavy stylus pressure.  But if this shellac is 
played like that, a vinyl pressing would be much more damaged with that 
same type of playing.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com