Re: [ARSCLIST] Fine studio, was Re: Early Mercury LP

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, yeah, I know..1956 for My Fair Lady.

David Lennick wrote:
> At this point someone will jump in and ask why anyone in his right mind 
> wouldn't use master tapes when they exist. Know what, folks? Master 
> tapes can deteriorate, be badly wound, develop print through..recently I 
> did a transfer of "My Fair Lady" (don't ask!) and I had an original 1955 
> Canadian pressing from my family's collection, an early 70s pressing, a 
> TimeLife issue and a Sony CD.  Two guesses which copy sounded brightest 
> and fullest and, oh yeah, didn't have any evidence of print through.
>
> dl