[78-L] quality control problems

[Mark Bardenwerper]

On 9/21/2011 7:03, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
> 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?
>
Found this. It's from later, during the fuel crisis of '74. 
*http://tinyurl.com/5wsdchg*

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