Cutting of SQ and QS discs

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I have a vinyl recording of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” that is notorious for being hard to track. The first cannon shot makes a lot of players skip. Even with the naked eye, it’s easy to see where that happens.

I also have a few LPs that have almost an hour’s worth of sound on them. SNR isn’t exactly stellar.

I noticed that my SQ pressing of DSOTM is quite a bit lower level than the original stereo version, although I don’t believe there’s a valid technical reason for it. Most of my SQ LPs seem to be a similar level to the stereo versions.
 
I have a vinyl recording of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” that is notorious for being hard to track. The first cannon shot makes a lot of players skip. Even with the naked eye, it’s easy to see where that happens.

I also have a few LPs that have almost an hour’s worth of sound on them. SNR isn’t exactly stellar.

I noticed that my SQ pressing of DSOTM is quite a bit lower level than the original stereo version, although I don’t believe there’s a valid technical reason for it. Most of my SQ LPs seem to be a similar level to the stereo versions

I have a vinyl recording of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” that is notorious for being hard to track. The first cannon shot makes a lot of players skip. Even with the naked eye, it’s easy to see where that happens.

I also have a few LPs that have almost an hour’s worth of sound on them. SNR isn’t exactly stellar.

I noticed that my SQ pressing of DSOTM is quite a bit lower level than the original stereo version, although I don’t believe there’s a valid technical reason for it. Most of my SQ LPs seem to be a similar level to the stereo versions.
That's gotta be the Telarc LP. I have that one, too, and the groove actually makes a 90 degree turn when that first cannon shot goes off. Shure used to claim only their cartridges could track it.
 
That's gotta be the Telarc LP. I have that one, too, and the groove actually makes a 90 degree turn when that first cannon shot goes off. Shure used to claim only their cartridges could track it.
It is. My Shure V15 Type 5 MR tracks it, but I've had issues with other cartridges.
 
The Canadian Polydor releases "Best of Deep Purple" and "Early Purple" both sounded bad; apparently they were released after Tetragrammaton went bankrupt and were culled from vinyl rather than the master tapes!


Yes! That's the album. It's horrendous. But such great material. I was so excited about it. Until the needle dropped, lol
 
Yes! That's the album. It's horrendous. But such great material. I was so excited about it. Until the needle dropped, lol
I recreated it on CD using the tracks from the EMI CD's! I used to play the vinyl a lot despite the lacklustre sound, as you say great material!
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