"Blue" by The Virginians

[bart1927]

Here's one of my latest acquisitions. The record is rather worn and has a big needle drop, but still sounds surprisingly good (and not to mention: loud!) on my HMV 101.

Blue (Fox Trot), played by The Virginians under the direction of Ross Gorman, recorded February 18, 1922 and issued on Victor 18933-B.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gMIxcoJ ... re=channel

[Wolfe]

Thanks! I like that band. Haven't heard this particular record.

I refer to a needle 'drop' as a needle 'dig.' Like you see in the grading criteria of auction lists. Nothing wrong with 'drop' I suppose, but needledrop is nowadays a popular term for the process of copying vinyl records to digital.

[Retrograde]

Thanks! I like that band. Haven't heard this particular record.

I refer to a needle 'drop' as a needle 'dig.' Like you see in the grading criteria of auction lists. Nothing wrong with 'drop' I suppose, but needledrop is nowadays a popular term for the process of copying vinyl records to digital.

Nauck says nd = needle drop, been that way for years. Just sayin'

[Wolfe]

Nauck says nd = needle drop, been that way for years. Just sayin'

Yeah, that's cool. Whatever Kurt uses is valid by me.

[OrthoSean]

I'm not interested in splitting hairs, but going by catalogs I've read over the last 20+ years, needle drop has been the classic use for a small spot where the grooves are basically gone from a reproducer being dropped on the record. A needle dig would be more or less a gouge in a disc that passed over several grooves from a severe drag (more severe so than a needle "run"). A needle drop is typically 3 or 4 pops and it's done, while a dig tends to go on for 10-15 or more rotations.

Sean

[Wolfe]

I'm not interested in splitting hairs, but going by catalogs I've read over the last 20+ years, needle drop has been the classic use for a small spot where the grooves are basically gone from a reproducer being dropped on the record. A needle dig would be more or less a gouge in a disc that passed over several grooves from a severe drag (more severe so than a needle "run"). A needle drop is typically 3 or 4 pops and it's done, while a dig tends to go on for 10-15 or more rotations.

Sean

I'll stick with my terminology, dagnabbit, because it suits me kindly well. We're from the old school around here. Before you were born.

[EdisonSquirrel]

I've always liked the Virginians' recording of Blue. And your copy sounds excellent!



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