[78-L] Spiked Edge Victor Test Pressing

Julian Vein julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
Wed Mar 27 09:28:04 PDT 2013


On 25/03/13 21:53, 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.
>   
> CDB
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>
I have a multi-spiked Brunswick 3699 by Al Bernard (Memphis 
Blues/Hesitation Blues).

      Julian Vein


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