[78-L] Johnny Standley

[David Lennick]

Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. wrote:
>> Yup. Sparton pressed Capitol in Canada from 1949 till some time in 1954, at 
>> which point Capitol set up its own distribution branch and switched pressing to 
>> RCA. I don't believe Sparton produced any of its own masters till it lost both 
>> Capitol and Columbia in the same year and had to come up with alternatives 
>> (plus available indy labels like ABC-Paramount, Bally, Oriole, Allegro and others).
>>   
> 
> I have run across Lou Breese Spartons. Now I need to see if they are 
> superior in quality to Bally's. They are very crackly.
> Were they known for good quality?
> 
Spartons actually were very quiet pressings from 1955 on..I've had worn ones 
that still played well. The 45s were another story.

dl