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

[Randy Watts]

I've had a couple of copies of that Dietrich album and both had the same problem. Sony's CD was just as bad. Columbia's live albums from that era tend to be a gamble. Well-recorded? Poorly-recorded? Studio-recorded with fake applause dubbed in? You never know what you're getting. 
 
Randy

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> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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>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<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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>> Cc: ARSCLIST at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV, backroom at recordist.com
>> 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