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Re: [ARSCLIST] Stereo records.
--- phillip holmes <insuranceman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Some of this depended on length of the track. If it was a short
> single,
> they'd cut louder. Softer if longer. You get the idea.
But that came later. For the first few years, all 45s were
cut rather "soft" by later standards (based on what RCA
thought was the maximum allowable stylus accelleration), and
sound noticably quieter than later ones. I'd guess it was
the advent of variable-pitch lathes, coupled a desire to
reduce surface noise and the well-known strategy of making
records "hotter" in juke boxes, that lead to the greater
modulation of the groove in the late 50s or early 60s.
If you want to see a *really* fast-cut 45, take a look
at "Music to Watch Girls By" by Al Hirt on RCA Victor.
The song is only 1:25, but the groove runs almost all
the way to the minimum allowed radius. There's a *lot*
of space between each groove wall.
David Breneman david_breneman@xxxxxxxxx
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