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Were these dubs of hit records or of off-air
performances? Keep in mind that metal-based lacquers
weren't available during WWII, and that the AFM
strike meant that there were no records made
from 7/31/42 until late October 1943 (or late 1944
for Victor and Columbia)!
Steven C. Barr
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST]
Long-term/preservation audio (delayed AGAIN!)
In a message dated 7/25/2003 3:58:05 PM Eastern Standard
Time, Dnjchi@xxxxxxx writes:
Some of us will remember the AFM
strike during the mid-'40s. I have discovered through the years that
many folks purchased disc cutters during that period, and recorded songs
off-the-air for parties, dances, etc. From time to time I come upon
these acetates (lacquers) in 8", 10" and l2".
Among the discs donated to our museum by a local broadcast
engineer were a number of eight inch glass based lacquers of common popular
songs by various major artists. I was surprised at this since I would
think that these would be more expensive than just buying the shellac
records. However they were dated in the mid 40s so they probably fall
into the category above. Unfortunately most are broken or in very poor
condition.
Mike Csontos
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