Re: [ARSCLIST] Long-term/preservation audio (delayed AGAIN!)

[dmr HEART INC <drewslexy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Strike?  Even NBC,WXYZ, WOR, WGN and other radio
entertainment broadcast used glass dics for shows
copied for their affiliates and sales to radio
stations nationwide, and yes even those that exist
are poor quality, many engineers even discard these
gems without regard to available high tech equipment
to remaster.  Save what you can, technology may be
able to salvage a history almost lost.  Pass them on
to those of us who will at least attempt to salvage
such lost entertainment.
Semper Fi
         Drew Malone; Raines III
         drewslexy@xxxxxxxxx

--- stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 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
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Mwcpc6@xxxxxxx
>   To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 5:38 PM
>   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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