No, that was sides A and B of the same album.
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From: "Paul Stamler" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Distressing data point for upcoming ARSC tape playback workshop
> On 3/1/2015 3:52 PM, Tom Fine wrote:
>> You are asking all good questions! Unfortunately, back in the era of the
>> mono "1812" master tapes, Audio Devices put batch numbers only on crates
>> containing the individual tape reels. In fact, in that era, they often
>> didn't have any Audiotape branding on the brown-cardboard packaging for
>> bulk sales to studios and other professional/industrial buyers. The
>> pretty boxes were mainly for 7" reels for sale to consumers.
>
> Here'a a suggestion from left field. The 1812 was an enormously popular
> record, the Capriccio less so. Is it possible that the box for the 1812
> was opened and handled more often as new masters were cut? And could
> that conceivably have had something to do with the 1812's greater
> deterioration?
>
> Peace,
> Paul
>
>
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