[78-L] label Info.

[Michael Biel]

From: Charles Bihun <csintala79 at yahoo.com>
> I pretty much have the technical facts down. I was told how
> to tell if a reissue of a record from the 20s was from a
> master or dubbed (the masters won't cut lead in grooves,
> while a dubbed record will have them).  ChuckB

Don't be so quick.  Unless you know that a specific reissue label does
not add lead-in grooves, this is not a good indication.  Most reissues
in the late 30s and 1940s I know that used original masters, added
lead-in grooves and often cut their new lead-out groove style right over
the original lead-outs, sometimes making a rather confusing mess!  While
the lack of a lead-in is a dead give-away, I usually pay attention to
the lead-out area.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com