[78-L] I didn't know that 8" Lang-Worth discs came in black vinyl too

[David Lennick]

Right, some of the 8" LWs appear black but are still translucent. The 16 inchers are all black vinyl and usually pressed by Columbia (some early ones might be Victor).

 

dl
 
> Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:43:18 -0500
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> From: bratcher at pdq.net
> Subject: [78-L] I didn't know that 8" Lang-Worth discs came in black vinyl too
> 
> I won this auction & just received my purchase in the mail.
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370389766073&_trksid=p2759.l1259
> 
> However the disc I received was in black opaque vinyl with yellow 
> background/black print labels instead of the dark brown (perhaps 
> gold) background/black print transparent blue vinyl disc as shown in 
> the auction photo. Correct songs & record number, just different 
> colored vinyl. I thought the 8" issues were always blue? Btw, I'm not 
> mad at the seller or anything & will keep the disc since it's in 
> excellent condition plus it comes with the original sleeve. Sounds 
> great with a 2.3 mil stylus on both NAB curve (the way it was 
> recorded) plus it also sounds very good when played with RIAA curve. 
> I guess the 2 curves are somewhat close to each other......
> 
> In case your wondering I asked the seller if he (or she) still has 
> the blue vinyl issue of this record still available as I'd like to 
> purchase it also if the seller has one. Also I'm going to leave some 
> good (positive) feedback as the record was packed very well & arrived 
> quickly by first class mail after I paid for it.
> 
> Oh & I just got this reply from the seller & he is correct. When I 
> held the disc up to a light it was a beautiful translucent blue!! But 
> I thought the discs were lighter in color when viewed normally & not 
> under a light. This one is very dark & looks black. The first 8" 
> Lang-Worth I've ever owned. One question though, are the 16" 
> Lang-Worth discs a dark (transparent under a light) blue too or are 
> they 100% black vinyl?
> 
> 
> At 03:53 PM 6/16/2010, you wrote:
> Hold it up to the light- That's how I got it to look like 
> that- They're all made that way-
> I have a friend who has 2 by Frankie Carle & they're just like that-
> 
> 
> 
> 
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