Hi Guy - I think it would be worth your while to try a transfer with a VRII 
cartridge. Some records that sound terrible with a stereo cartridge can 
sound flawless with a true mono cart-Mickey Clark

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From: Railroads On Parade
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Subject: [ARSCLIST] acetate and vinylite

After searching around for a good sounding Bill De Arango/Ben Webster 78
Mr.Brim and Dark Corners it occurred to me that after listening to one on
youtube as rough sounding as mine, and the only transcription I have been
able to find, a better transcription might not exist.  I don't see the
recordings were ever transferred (please prove me wrong) but what also came
to mind is, the different formulas (I assume) of acetates, shellacs and
vinylite and any documentation of what they were and who used them and
when?
My copy and the one on youtube both appear to the eye as new, but sound as
if they are not.  It simply comes to mind that maybe the mix of the stuff
used to press the disc was inferior?
Guy Walker