[78-L] Boys in the Backroom (was Re: Presto K-8 portable disc recorder for sale...)

[bradc944 at comcast.net]

Kind of similar to the hatchet job Columbia did on the Anna Russell double album in the 1970s. The 'Sings Again' side is, well, okay, but the Anna Russell Sings entry? Ludicrously bad. I could have remastered it better myself... oh wait... I did. From a more vintage copy of the LP. Stuff is too funny to be treated so poorly :/

Brad

----- Original Message -----
From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Wed, 29 May 2013 18:05:00 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [78-L] Boys in the Backroom (was Re: Presto K-8 portable disc recorder for sale...)

Columbia did some pretty horrible live recordings in the 50s. Anna Russell in 
Darkest Africa was full of whistle which they managed to clean up for the CD. 
They probably spliced the least worst parts of various takes together.

dl

On 5/29/2013 1:41 PM, bradc944 at comcast.net wrote:
> Funny you mention that... I recently transferred and did a remaster ATTEMPT on the Columbia LP of Marlene's London performance. Yes, the one with Noel Coward doing the introduction. Why do I say ATTEMPT? Because, halfway through side 2, it sounds like the source recording went straight down the bog (a nice way of putting it).
>
> Is there a known reason why the quality suffered so much? My source disc was a 6-eye mono press in very good shape, so was it something in the repressing? Or just poo tape at the end of the performance...
>
> Brad
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Lennick
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> Sent: Wed, 29 May 2013 17:31:40 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Presto K-8 portable disc recorder for sale...
>
> Let's see what the boys in the backroom will have....
>
> (You knew that was coming, Newton!)
>
> dl
>
> On 5/29/2013 1:26 PM, Graham Newton wrote:
>>
>> Sorry for the list cross-posting but...
>>
>> If you have always yearned for a device to record your own lacquer phonograph
>> discs on, here is the toy for you.
>>
>> Presto K-8 portable disc recorder for sale... $2,500.00
>>
>> If you are of a certain age you will know what/who Presto was, and if you
>> don't, then Google "Presto Recording Company" to find out.
>>
>> This was probably made in the 1940's.  It is complete and has been refurbished
>> electrically and everything works.
>>
>> I have a complete set of pictures that I can email to anyone who is seriously
>> interested in this device.
>>
>> Email me off list if you are interested.
>>
>>
>>
>> ... Graham Newton
>>
>
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