Most work on the 78rpm analogue recording format concentrates on pressings made near to the time of the recording and the best ways to retrieve the information from these for future storage and reproduction. However, a considerable number of metal master plates have been preserved from the earliest days to the end of the format’s active period. This paper describes a project to manufacture new pressings from the original plates, the reasons for so doing and the technical challenges involved.

Authors: Davies, Sean; Hooning, Rinus
Affiliations: S.W.Davies Ltd.;Record Industry Bv(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 124 (May 2008) Paper Number: 7456
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
Subject: Audio Archiving, Storage, Restoration, and Content Management

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