[78-L] Purple People Eater

[David Lennick]

On 2/7/2011 10:59 PM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> From: "Malcolm Rockwell"<malcolm at 78data.com>
>> I was going by memory (never a good sign) and so I dug it out to find no
>> "CA" but "A" in the runout, aside from the mx 58 S 77. The flip (mx 59 S
>> 78) also has an "A". The label has "M-G-M Records - a division of Loew's
>> Incorporated - Made in U.S.A" where "Made In Canada - Quality Records
>> Ltd." usually is (bottom rim of the label at 6:00).
>> So it IS a US pressing. The damn thing still jumps a groove near the
>> beginning when the bass comes in, though.
>> Mal
>>
> This is a very common problem with late 78's! Once the bass response was
> significantly improved, the "excursion" of the 78 groove became too large
> for virtually all players to successfully track while renmaining in the
> groove;
> the improved bass usually will throw the player's needle out...!!
>
> Steven C. Barr

I bought that 78 new and I seem to recall it skipping on my Seabreeze. Plays 
fine on professional equipment today.

dl