[78-L] First LP

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 12:54 AM 6/24/2010, you wrote:
>From: DAVID BURNHAM <burnhamd at rogers.com>
> > I thought the process actually went in the other direction - that 
> throughout
> > the '40s, Columbia, in anticipation of their forthcoming Lp, was recording
> > their classical materials to large lacquers on which they could record
> > entire movements without stopping, then dubbing these with the necessary
> > cuts to produce the 78 releases. When the Lp was finally introduced,
> > they could be dubbed in their entirety onto the Lp master.  db
>
>They never thought to record a long piece straight through because the
>only thing they were selling were the 78s and there was no assurance
>there ever would be an LP.  The 16-inch masters were recorded in chunks
>the length of the 78 sides for easy dubbing onto the 78 masters.

A 16" disc could hold 15 minutes with standard (pre microgroove) 
grooving which means they could put up to 4 takes on each side of a 
16" disc at 33 rpm. I'll bet that saved them some money when buying lacquers!!