[78-L] Lacquer discs recorded at 80 rpm

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

Thanks for the info. I wonder how many movies have stereo restored from these 
'angle" tracks and which ones they are besides Sunset Serenade & Orchestra 
Wives? The stereo soundtracks made it to the VHS releases of these 2 films 
however Orchestra Wives on DVD is only in mono & fake stereo for the whole 
movie. Thankfully the viewer can choose the mono track from the audio menu on 
the disc. Oh & those stereo angle tracks sound a bit strange but it's still a 
neat stereo effect on speakers or headphones.




________________________________
From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wed, January 5, 2011 9:38:45 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Lacquer discs recorded at 80 rpm

I may have one lacquer playback (cracked glass disc) but generally these were 
pressed, so there'd be multiple copies available for use on set. They contain 
the song with vocal as the performer was to lip sync or dance to it. I've seen 
and transferred many, can't recall currently owning any. The star would record 
the song prior to filming, and a rough mix of the audio tracks (which were 
often done from a number of "angles", which is how we've been able to derive 
stereo from the original elements) was transferred to disc, at 78RPM for the 
star to take home and practice with and at 80 for the playback.

dl

On 1/5/2011 10:32 AM, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
> Does anyone happen to have one or more of these discs? Were they instrumental
> only or is there a vocal voice doing the singing too so the star can learn the
> song?