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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 > [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Biel > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 1:13 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > 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] > >