On 8/18/2010 1:25 PM, David Weiner wrote:
> Hey Mike,
>
> I returned mine when the discs began clouding up and got a non-red
> replacement set - but other single RCA Caruso CDs from the same era have the
> red label which DIDN'T rot.
>
> You want a pic of one of those?
>
> Dave
These are red batwings on the single CDs? Not just the red stripe
around the edge? If red batwing, yes send a scan so we can have it
along with one from the box set from Nick Morgan.
On 8/18/2010 2:01 PM, Nick Morgan wrote:
> Dear Mike,
>
> Oh dear, and I thought only my precious Pearls and Hyperions had rotted!
>
> Your message made me take this set down from my shelf for the first time in many years... and,
> sure enough, all the CD surfaces are cloudy.
>
> The label side is brownish-red body with bronzy-gold highlights. Is that the one you're after?
> Happy to scan any.
Yes, please scan the first and last discs in the set. Remember that
these have to be sent off-list directly to me since the list does not do
attachments.
> When was this discovered and through what channels did BMG offer replacements? I'm an avid
> reader of the gramophone press here in the UK and never heard a squeak about this. (PDO kept
> pretty quiet about their failure and I only learned too late how serious it was; they no longer
> replace discs and I am left with many unplayable coasters.)
PDO supposedly did replacements untill about three years ago. I haven't
checked recently but the ones I have from there still play despite a
couple of them looking bronze. I made clones of those, though. There
was a replacement deal for the Complete Caruso but I forget the
details. Maybe Dave has the paperwork. I got my silver set second hand
and cheap and I was hoping it was a red in order to get an example and
then later get a playable one, but it turned out to be silver.
Thanks -- I'll let you know about what project this is for in a little
while.
Mike Biel [log in to unmask]
> Best wishes,
>
> Nick Morgan
> Sheffield University and British Library Concordat / CHARM Student
> Dept. of Music, Sheffield University
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> Subject: [ARSCLIST] RED Caruso Batwing CD
>
> Does anyone have a label photo, a set, or at least one disc of the BMG
> RCA CD set The Complete Caruso with the RED batwing label?? This is the
> one where the red ink caused laser rot and BMG had to replace them with
> the silver batwing label. We NEED a label scan of a RED copy.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mike Biel [log in to unmask]
>
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