[78-L] Late-pressed 78rpm records - since about 1970

[Michael Biel]

On 4/25/2011 11:46 AM, Bryan Wright wrote:
> Thanks, Cary and Ron, for the encouraging words about my Bix 78 set.
> The pressings were done by Record Industry in the Netherlands. I went
> to them because in my opinion, they are one of the few plants in the
> world still turning out premium audiophile-grade pressings. (And they
> were one of the few willing to master a 78rpm record. Most other
> plants laughed me off when I proposed the idea.)


That was what my question was going to be to you since I had brought it 
up about the Beach Boys -- did their mastering turntable spin at 78 or 
did the cut at 33 or 45 and transpose the soundfile down?  Another 
question.  If they did cut at 78, was it 78.26 or 77.91?  Since they 
were in Europe, that is 50 cycle territory and 77.91 is what their 
strobe discs show.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com