[78-L] V Discs, Matrix Number, Identify source, and EQ?

[Royal Pemberton]

I can't say about your 582 a/b but the 572 you cite is RCA Victor.  (The
D5TC prefix is the giveaway, the D5 indicating the year, 1945.)

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Dave at Audio Tech Transfer <
audiotechtransfer at bresnan.net> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I recently acquired a sizeable collection of V Discs.
>
> From what I've read on a few websites, most V Discs were produced by RCA
> Victor and lesser numbers made by Columbia and other labels.  I'm planning
> to transfer all of these to WAV files, for use on my weekly radio show and
> ease of playback.  Some discs are warped so I have to deal with that issue
> as well.
>
> I'm hoping that someone with experience can provide a little guidance.  I'm
> assuming EQ of 500/12 (RCA Victor) and 300/16 (Columbia) would be about
> right for playback?  Is there any way to discern origin (RCA Victor versus
> Columbia or other labels) by looking at the Matrix numbers in the deadwax?
>  There's about 170 discs in total, so I'd really like to predetermine EQ
> rather than listening to each disc and experimenting with settings on my
> phono preamp.
>
> Here's an example of some matrix numbers:
>
> CAT 572a and 572b (Carmen Cavallero, Les Paul Trio)
> A: VP-1509 D5-TC-1320-1M
> B: VP-1533 D5-TC-1333-1B
>
> CAT 582a and 582b (Frank Sinatra, Martha Tilton)
> A: NVP-1623 1B
> B: NVP-1665 A
>
> I am aware of the Sears book on V Disc, but it's a bit out of my budget at
> this point.  Any recommendations for websites on the topic or other sources
> of information would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Rose
> aka Cactus Cowboy
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