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

[David Lennick]

Not all that many were done by Columbia, and these will likely have XP matrix 
numbers (5 digit). A lot more were done by World, and these will have long mx 
numbers in the dead wax usually beginning with B (example: VD 437B, VP 1209 on 
label, mx B42276#4 in land).

dl

On 9/9/2011 12:36 PM, Royal Pemberton wrote:
> 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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