[78-L] Climax record abrupt start

[David Lennick]

I've had the occasional very early Columbia that seemed to start with less than 
half a revolution and before the cutter had even determined an even depth.

dl

Bryan Wright wrote:
> I just picked up a Climax Double Disk record (K412), one side of which  
> uses Columbia matrix 532-2, a xylophone solo by Charles Lowe of  
> "Suwannee River" [sic] recorded January 1902. I was surprised when  
> starting the record to hear that the beginning of the recording is  
> clipped. I place the needle at the very start of the groove, but  the  
> piano introduction is already in progress. I'm wondering if this might  
> have originally been an announced record (mentioning Columbia at the  
> start) and perhaps the Climax "reissue" I have had those first few  
> revolutions of the groove polished away to remove the announcement?  
> The record doesn't show any signs of tampering -- i.e., the outer edge  
> looks like any other Columbia from the period, so any attempt to  
> remove part of the groove must have been *very* well done. Does anyone  
> have the original Columbia issue for comparison? Are clipped openings  
> on Columbia-derived pressings such as this common?
> 
> Bryan W.
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