On 11/06/2012 11:29, Don Cox wrote: > 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 The originals are now in the British Library. And I do like to think the transfers helped it along....