[78-L] quality control problems

[Mark Bardenwerper]

On 9/21/2011 6:39, neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
> I know 45s were made with hot levels to help hide the quality of the
> vinyl. They wore faster but were intended for a market that would listen
> to a song for a few months and then move on to something new. It's the
> nature of the pop music industry overall I suppose.
>
> Of course off center records and crummy surfaces are not unique to any
> format, 78s included. I suspect the out of round issue is the result of
> a warped record being flattened out. At least, that has been my
> experience with 78s. Could it be a matter of a lacquer master shrinking
> and slipping on the substrate? Usually that kind of flaw is seen on old
> lacquers and has developed over time, not on a freshly cut record going
> to the bath to be plated for immediate pressing. Off-center center holes
> is more an issue of degree than right or wrong.
>
> I have rarely seen a pressed 78 record with reversed labels, and I don't
> recall that I have ever seen one with the wrong label, but I know it has
> happened, and we have discussed it on the list some time ago.
>
> joe salerno
>
>
My now elderly father is an avid classical music collector. I recall him 
noting that during a certain era, that getting records with poor vinyl 
was common due to a shortage. Does anyone have information or facts on that?

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