[78-L] quality control problems

[neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com]

I recall during the oil crunch of the 70s, the record companies let the 
QC standards slip and you might get anything in the sleeve. They also 
went to extra think records that warped easier and would come factory 
warped allegedly owing to shrinking shrink wrap.

The prices went up and the quality went down. It got real hard being a 
classical collector in those days.

joe salerno


On 9/21/2011 7:03 AM, 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?
>

-- 
Joe Salerno