[78-L] Blue label Monkey Ward/Varsity Royale catalogue

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 02:03 PM 11/4/2009, you wrote:
>Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
> >
> > Are they (the Royale/MW dubs) good performances & how is the 
> sound quality since they are dubs?
>
>I'm thinking variable..there's a Royale issue (564) of the Kleiber 
>"Iphigenie"
>Overture that practically runs onto the label and is missing the 
>final notes on
>side one. "Badly mastered from original with noisy surfaces", it says on my
>tape copy.
>
>dl

I've found Royale classical records to be less than spectacular in 
both performance & sound quality. In other words, good but I've heard 
better. What I wonder is which pressing plant pressed Royale as the 
vinyl used is not great quality either......