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On 11/06/2012, Ted Kendall wrote: > On 10/06/2012 20:09, David Weiner wrote: >> Hey Mike, >> >> For marketing purposes, THE SECRET BROADCASTS has more zing to it >> than the >> title, THE "WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN ABOUT THEM" BROADCASTS. >> >> Dave Weiner >> >> On 6/10/12 2:38 PM, "Michael Biel"<[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> From: Don Cox<[log in to unmask]> >>> According to the booklet with the "Secret Broadcasts" set, the >>> sources were mostly original 16 inch V-discs pressed on vinyl >>> (which would give a quiet >>> surface), with some tape copies from V-discs. Ted Kendall made the >>> transfers. >> There never were any 16-inch V-discs. They were meant to be played >> by the soldiers themselves on regular phonographs, so the were all >> 12-inches. Did you mean Armed Forces Radio Service discs which were >> meant ONLY for broadcasters and thus were mainly 16-inches. These >> two entirely different categories of recordings should not be >> confused. I do think that some 16-inch lacquer masters were also >> involved, if not for the Victor issue, for the issues prior to the >> Victor CDs. I've never understood what was so "secret" about these >> well-known broadcasts. >>> >>> Mike Biel [log in to unmask] > The originals for the "Secret Broadcasts" set were largely OWI 16" > vinyls, some in excellent shape, some not. They came from the > collection of Alan Dell, who died during the preparation of the set. > One, or maybe two, sides of originals were found only as tape dubs, > although the original discs surfaced later. > Seems I misread the booklet and should have said "OWI" not "V-discs". Are these vinyls still being preserved somewhere? I hope so. > As to the title, I well remember arguing with Conifer's marketing > people that the term "secret broadcast" was an oxymoron, but they > replied with the unanswerable "we reckon we know what will make it > sell". Well, they were right, weren't they? I think the quality of the transfers helped the sales too. Regards -- Don Cox [log in to unmask]