[78-L] Late Pressed 78s.--Historic Masters & Symposium

[Michael Biel]

On 4/26/2011 10:25 AM, Martin Fisher wrote:
> Hi Ron,
>
> I assume you're talking about Historic Masters and Symposium REPRESSINGS
> here.  What you hear is a faithful reproduction of what's on the metal parts
> WITHOUT the added shellac noise.  Most of the material was mastered to a
> "wax" blank and therefore the vinyl pressings do reproduce that

When I was in Moscow in 1995 I was given a pair of recently pressed 
blank white label vinyl pressings of four very early operatic matrices 
and the presence and acoustical atmosphere of what could be heard 
without the mask of surface noise was breathtaking.  You could 
practically feel the air in the horn.  Late last year I was able to get 
at bargain prices about 40 Historic Master pressings from Mikkrocosmos' 
final sale list, but have not been able to listen to any of them yet.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com



>   and any
> other noise resulting from damage to the metal parts through oxidation and
> mishaps through the years.
>
> I like to get them for this reason plus the novelty of having a physical
> reproduction of the matrix which I can inspect and play with my own choice
> of stylus and speed and eq and centering............... Another added bang
> is getting unreleased material and affordable reproductions of items that
> may cost mucho bucks on the collectors market.
>
> Best!
>
> Martin
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> - From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com [mailto:78-l-
> - bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Ron L'Herault
> - Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 8:57 AM
> - To: '78-L Mail List'
> - Subject: Re: [78-L] Late Pressed 78s.
> -
> - Do you hear things on the vinyl, good or bad, that you don't hear on a
> - clean
> - shellac original?
> -
> - Ron L
> -
> - -----Original Message-----
> - From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> - [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Spats
> - Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 5:51 AM
> - To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> - Subject: Re: [78-L] Late Pressed 78s.
> -
> - Hi!
> -
> - Those of us who collect Operatic 78s are blessed because Historic
> - Masters have continued until today to press on vinyl from original
> - metal parts, 78 recordings that go back to the beginning on the 20th
> - century, often previously unissued tracks to boot! I have all of
> - them, including the very first, issued about 40 years ago  (smug
> - boast!)
> -
> - In addition there have been a whole lot of Phonotype Fernando De
> - Lucia 78s released on vinyl 78s again pressed from original metal
> - parts, chiefly by Symposium.
> -
> - Earl Okin.