[78-L] Spiked Edge Victor Test Pressing

[Craig Ventresco]

*I  have some Emerson tests with "spikes"...not sure what the reason for
them would be.*

On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 3:12 PM, J. E. Knox <rojoknox at metroeast.org> wrote:

> Greetings from FixitLand!
>
> Clifford Bolling wrote:
>
> >> I have a 1932 Victor test pressing featuring MELODY by the Leo Reisman
> Orchestra.  The edge has 'spikes'.
> >>
> >> It looks like it was done while the 'wax' was still soft enought to
> easily cut away.
> >>
> >> What was the reason for this?  A couple of the spikes still have traces
> of the recording session info scratched
> >> into them.  You can see this disc on YouTube at:
> >>
> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMVXT7OVlng
> >>
> >> Weird.
>
>
> To which David Lennick replied:
>
> > I'd definitely not want to be in the room when one of those was flung
> off a
> > Capehart.
>
> That was my line of thinking too...perhaps this was intended to prevent
> playing on a changer. (Remember that changers of the time flung the played
> disc into a bin.) Or someone wanted to be extra EXTRA sure the test-cut
> grooves couldn't be played. I've not seen such a thing on a test pressing
> or any other record before, let alone done at the pressing plant.
>
> Weird indeed!
>
> Take care,
>
>
> —
> Joe
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