Comments on: Jazz Vinyl From eBay and Remembering a Score

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 05:48:56 +0000

Aaron:
According to LondonJazzCollector (a bad name on this website?) Research Craft was owned by Allan Ellsworth and he patented a way to make the record lighter by “reducing record thickness in the groove area combines with frusto-conical shape tapering in the run-off area and label area to create a more flexible record with lower cost..” Also “bye bye DG!!!!!”
I personally believe it was an alternate way of producing records that were lighter so shipping to the GB was cheaper! Hence EXPORT …. thoughts?

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 05:41:10 +0000

Earl: Maybe a + on the cover. That’s why holding it your hand and viewing it would be a better decision breaker huh? Buying by mail can be a pleasure or a curse. Generally a split puts someting in the VG catagory for me but I can see a forced + grade. Maybe. ….. LOL!

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 05:28:43 +0000

MikeC: What/which grading scale?

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 05:26:20 +0000

Hey Wow! You guys actually replied/acknowledged my post! I was starting to feel left out!

By: Peter A

Peter A — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:05:34 +0000

@Aaron: that’s interesting…I have several “white label” pressings, some on quite heavy vinyl, almost flat egde (without patent numbers), and others on less heavy vinyl, but with with patent numbers. The first ones, without patent numbers, sound much better so I assumed the ones w/patent nrs are later pressings….

By: MikeC

MikeC — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 11:18:00 +0000

Here is a Sonny that looks better but the price may be high

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231035653200?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 01:11:34 +0000

zarabeth47,
The U.S. Pat. # RE 23946 and G.B. Pat. # 713418 stamping found on some early Riverside LPs were a characteristic of Research Craft pressings from the mid-to-late 1950’s to the early ’60’s, nothing to do with export.

By: Earl

Earl — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:57:27 +0000

agree with Z re the vinyl – VG at best – disagree about the split -an otherwise VG++ or better cover with a small split doesn’t deserve to be downgraded more than one level,IMHO

By: MikeC

MikeC — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:49:14 +0000

That grading scale seems like a way to mislead

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 21:54:57 +0000

SOUND LP: @inch split and writing but EX-? VG anyday. C’mon
Kinda makes you wonder what the EX+ vinyl really is! LOL!