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They're probably from 16" acetates...

recorded at 33rpm, but only for the length of a 78, i.e. 4-5 minutes. As I understand it, Columbia used this system from 1939 in anticipation of LP.

For the first 200 LP releases they had to dub from the acetates in real time to assemble an LP side. Not a problem for popular music. For longer, mainly classical pieces they had to run with 2-3 tts and "mix" them live to get a seamless piece. The turntablist is not a new concept.

Apparently after the 1st 100, they had to scrap them and start again. Took over 6 months and they had to live in the studio some of the time to meet the launch date. A bed was set up so they could cat-nap in between tasks.

ML2001 is the 1st 10" LP classical issue ever, your's has a red cover, the one I have is blue.

Columbia's 1940s 78s were dubbed from a 16" 33rpm master and not direct cut. That's why the sound is often not as good as later re-issues taken from the acetates with more modern equipment. It took until the late fifties onwards to get the best from them. I'm not sure when they went over to tape.



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  • They're probably from 16" acetates... - richardz 06/25/0807:08:59 06/25/08 (0)

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