[78-L] Matrix Numbers Question

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Did Columbia do center or outside start?

joe salerno


On 5/27/2011 9:23 AM, David Lennick wrote:
> 33rpm..they often contained material unintended for issue such as rehearsals
> and breakdowns, since they started out as safeties covering entire sessions. I
> don't know if they went to the full 15 minute maximum allowable, but I've heard
> some pretty dull sides on chamber music recordings that were obviously from
> near the center of the disc.
>
> dl
>
> On 5/27/2011 10:07 AM, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
>> Questions: Were 16 inch masters done at 78 or 33 rpm? If 33 then how many takes
>> did they put on each side of a 16 inch disc? Maybe 2 or 3?
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Matrix Numbers Question
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>> Columbias from 1940 were all transferred from 16-inch originals (and later,
>> tape) so the number would be the chosen take and the letter signifies the
>> number of the transfer MADE from the original source. Decca indicates these as
>> well, with the letter T and a number at the far right end of the matrix # (such
>> as W88776T23 or something like that).
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 5/27/2011 9:17 AM, 78records at cdbpdx.com wrote:
>>> Greetings.  I am still a little fuzzy about the matrix numbers on records and
>>> the meaning of all the numbers and letters.  For example, I have one record with
>>> CO48881-1A and another with CO48881-1B.  Does the A and B mean different takes?
>>>
>>> Thanks!  CDB
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