[78-L] Lacquer discs recorded at 80 rpm

[Michael Biel]

On 1/5/2011 10:56 AM, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
> 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?

I haven't checked the DVD's but if you look at the Rhino/Turner CDs 
there are dozens of films as early as 1938 with musical numbers in real 
stereo on these CDs.

> 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.

I hadn't realized that they screwed up the DVDs.  I have the LaserDiscs 
of both movies in stereo.


Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

>   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.
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> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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> Sent: Wed, January 5, 2011 9:38:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Lacquer discs recorded at 80 rpm
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> 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
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> 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?