[78-L] Glass Based 78s

[Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr.]

78records at cdbpdx.com wrote:
> Thanks for the info!  
> There were a couple Presto Glass Base blanks with the Barbary Coast Orch recordings. All comes together now. View here:
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> http://78records.cdbpdx.com/BCO/tn-800_PRESTOGLASSBASERECORDDISC-Label.JPG
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> "...Radio Recorders was a major Los Angeles studio that did ALL the recording for CBS on the West Coast and usually had bright yellow labels."
>  Your description is right on the money.  Why and how were these made?  Pressed from a master or cut 'live'?  Were they transcriptions sent out to other radio stations?  They only had a single song on each side with some commentary by the DJ, Orson Welles. 
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> Thanks for enlightening me.  This is really cool!  CDB
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Make sure you trim your replies. This one was a week long.
They were cut onsite and were used much as a tape recorder was used 
later. They are not durable, so were only good for  a few playings. If a 
transfer was to be made it had to be done quickly. They usually do not 
stand the test of time either.

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