Pete S Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) The one that half the people still don't believe exists... https://cgi.ebay.co.u...3#ht_500wt_1156 in fact that may not actually be the rare bootleg, it looks more recent to me - anyway, it doesn't have a stamped matrix so hope nobody pays the going rate Edited July 1, 2012 by Pete S
Pete S Posted July 1, 2012 Author Posted July 1, 2012 The seller does say in Q&A no matrix stamp. Yes he does now.
Chalky Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 Yes he does now. Yep agree a bit late with the info. But most of the bids after the questions were answered.
boba Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 Yep agree a bit late with the info. But most of the bids after the questions were answered. Yeah but if you snipe you probably won't go back and reread the whole description if you spot it early. I've gotten burned a few times that way. I apologize for the really stupid question, but what does the nashville matrix stamp look like?
Peter99 Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 Yeah but if you snipe you probably won't go back and reread the whole description if you spot it early. I've gotten burned a few times that way. I apologize for the really stupid question, but what does the nashville matrix stamp look like? From the anoraks site Bob https://www.anorakscorner.com/PressingPlantInfo.html
boba Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 From the anoraks site Bob https://www.anoraksco...gPlantInfo.html Thank you. From reading that page it looks like it should be a stamp that just says "nashville matrix" in italics. Anyone have a pic of it? I'm sure in the sharp end forum there is a deadwax pic that has it? Thanks.
Sebastian Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 I apologize for the really stupid question, but what does the nashville matrix stamp look like? A bit hard to read in these scans, but it just reads "Nashville Matrix" in fancy script:
boba Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 A bit hard to read in these scans, but it just reads "Nashville Matrix" in fancy script: thanks. it is a stamp though? it looks almost handwritten and sloppy. I guess they wouldn't want to do tiny handwriting on each record though.
Peter99 Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) thanks. it is a stamp though? it looks almost handwritten and sloppy. I guess they wouldn't want to do tiny handwriting on each record though. That is an interesting point though Bob. I still pick up stuff and look at what's in the run out groove and think that's not s stamp it's scratched in by hand - and some of it obviously is. So, this might be an even more stupid question - but did pressing plants have people sat there scratching numbers etc in by hand? Must have been a bit resource intensive. Edited July 1, 2012 by Peter99
Chalky Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 That is an interesting point though Bob. I still pick up stuff and look at what's in the run out groove and think that's not s stamp it's scratched in by hand - and some of it obviously is. So, this might be an even more stupid question - but did pressing plants have people sat there scratching numbers etc in by hand? Must have been a bit resource intensive. The scratch or stamp will be in the master
Sebastian Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 did pressing plants have people sat there scratching numbers etc in by hand? Must have been a bit resource intensive. The info in the run-out groove was only written/scratched/stamped once into the "mother stamper", all copies were then pressed from the mother stamper making the run-out groove markings on all copies of the 45 identical.
Peter99 Posted July 1, 2012 Posted July 1, 2012 The scratch or stamp will be in the master The info in the run-out groove was only written/scratched/stamped once into the "mother stamper", all copies were then pressed from the mother stamper making the run-out groove markings on all copies of the 45 identical. Of course - how silly of me! I think I had worked that out in my head once. 1
Pete S Posted July 2, 2012 Author Posted July 2, 2012 i used to think it said nashville mains... Some people still do apparently
Guest turntableterra Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) quote name='Sebastian' timestamp= The info in the run-out groove was only written/scratched/stamped once into the "mother stamper", all copies were then pressed from the mother stamper making the run-out groove markings on all copies of the 45 identical spot on sebastian. there is a book called the history of the 45, a pressy from "the yank" on here, in chicago a great read and a video of the process.it goes on to say that the only reason tunes were 2minutes long was because that was all they could fit in the groove at the time. this made song writing change too. and groups popped up everywhere coz they could all write a song for 2 minutes. a couple over ooh ahs and doobey doos and there you go. some of the original problems they had with the 45 were the needle moved faster as it got to the middle and when it dropped off the auto changer earlier ones broke so they added a bit more vinyl or styrene to the outer edge of the label ( we call it the raised area) first 45 is an rca number 0001 texacana rose. eddy albert, i am sure i read somewhere he also recorded the billionth, dont know if that was the reason. admittedly when i was a kid i too thought they had a person who tried them all to see if they played and then scratched the details in doh! when i got to 12 at big school i learned they made millions to be number one...............the person must have been pretttttty busy. oh those great days, how simple life was, long summers, cold lemonade................yada yada Edited July 3, 2012 by turntableterra
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