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Just a note: Musicol is still in operation: http://www.musicolrecording.com/ Regards, <http://www.musicolrecording.com/> Chris www.baselineaudio.com On Saturday, October 10, 2015, David Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Chris, > > Musicol was a studio and record manufacturer based in Columbus, Ohio that > handled a lot of small rock and soul records. If the disc is labeled as a > regular release, > then it would not necessarily be a test pressing; perhaps it would be that > the cutter held particularly high standards for notating his jobs with data > relevant to the cut. > It was not unusual for producers of client recordings to put such > information into the lacquer so that if there was an issue they could > review it for quality control purposes. > > When my band Qi-ZZ made its single at Jewel Records in 1980 we took down > Rusty York's cutting notes and included them on the sleeve of our record, > so anyone > with an equalizer could make adjustments and hear the record better than > with standard equipment. > > best, > > Uncle Dave Lewis > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 3:54 PM, Chris Bishop <[log in to unmask] > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > I have a '70s 45rpm single by a rock group called Gun Shy. The deadwax > > markings by the engineer are more detailed than on any other single I've > > seen. Some are hard to make out but this is my best guess, all > hand-etched: > > > > Musicol 103450 > > JMH > > +5 EQ STD > > LO [email protected] > > HI [email protected] > > BDH1 +1 TO /2 > > FIL 8K > > M/W MAC/W +3 > > > > Seems to be about the same on both sides except for the 6 digit number > > after Musicol. Would these kinds of notes imply this is a test pressing? > > >