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I've got Titta Ruffo singing the Toreador Song fr. Carmen on a batwing Victor pressing, which is pressed from a Gramophone Co. matrix (2736f) from 1908.

At the close of the aria the grooves continue nearly silently for a full minute before the stylus hits the deadwax. One whole minute where the only sound is that little whirring that you can often detect in the background of acoustically recorded records.

It's not that big a deal, but I think it's the first time I've seen that.

Wolfe wrote:I've got Titta Ruffo singing the Toreador Song fr. Carmen on a batwing Victor pressing, which is pressed from a Gramophone Co. matrix (2736f) from 1908.

At the close of the aria the grooves continue nearly silently for a full minute before the stylus hits the deadwax. One whole minute where the only sound is that little whirring that you can often detect in the background of acoustically recorded records.

It's not that big a deal, but I think it's the first time I've seen that.

Lots of BW Victors have the extended silent groove thing at the end going on. I always thought it was to allow the owner time to get over to his Victrola and shut it off.