1902 MILAN G&T CARUSO w Piano VESTI LAGIUBBA Record78
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A series of great early Opera performances: From 1902 G&Ts to 40s wartime German records:
CARUSO's SECOND SESSION: G&T MILAN, GAISBERG RECORDING, Salvatore Cottone Piano on Nov 30th 1902
In 1903, G&T elevated Caruso from the red to the pink Super-Celebrity label. Also note the G&T Lingo: Gramophone Monarch record = 12", Gramophone concert record = 10" with the Gramophone, pre-dog recording angel label.
A word to pressings and stampers: As explained in Bohlig's Caruso Discography, ONLY the first, April 1902 G&T Caruso session had a stamper problem: At the time, G&T was able to produce only one stamper from any matrix. With Caruso, it happened for the first time, that over 1000 records were pressed, wearing out the stamper. So, some time very late in this pressing run, G&T remastered the stamper by pressing the rather worn stamper into wax, and thus creating a second matrix. The subsequent stampers had then all the failings of the worn original stamper. IOW: If you are dealing with the April 1902 Carusos, a first stamper may sound better, but ONLY if it was pressed before the point of remastering. If you get stamper 1 AFTER the remastering, it may actually sound worse.
By Carusos SECOND session of November 1902, G&T had finally figured out a way to make multiple stampers from the same matrix. IOW: It will not matter if you have stamper 1 or 20 of any Caruso recording AFTER November 1902, since they are all drawn from the same metal mother.
Paglicci Leoncavallo: VESTI LA GIUBBA
10" Concert Record Grammophone with raised rim and embossed Grammophone Angel Back 78 rpm record
Condition:
VERY QUIET PRESSING, clear and without any fuzziness. On top notes there is mild distortion, but the grooves are not worn out.
Very Good Plus PLUS, shiny and clean, only light greying. One faint needle run, a second needle run causes light intermittent clicks.
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A note to grading Victrola/ Pathe/ Shellac 78 rpm discs:
Pls note that I try to be extremely conservative and consistent in my grading. All records are graded with the same criteria, regardless of genre.
I noticed that my grading seems to be more conservative than what I have seen from other sellers, so here some notes.
Surface VISUAL GRADING:
EXCELLENT - clean and shiny, as new. E minus is the same, with light scuffing.
Very Good Plus - Clean, with a little more scuffing. Some grooves spots may have some light greying. Little if any distortion.
Very Good - a clean copy, some scuffing, some greying on a single groove or a few small groove bands. Enjoyable record, maybe light distortion on some top notes.
=> Everything up to here is a great and enjoyable record
Very Good Minus - May have areas of visible wear, may have some scuffing or dulled surface. Still a great record, but ticks, pops and some distortion.
Good Plus - a worn and scuffed copy. May have other defects separately stated. Plays well, but with noise, may require filtering.
All other defects (if any: Chips, cracks, scratches, lamination cracks, label damage, needle digs) will be stated SEPARATELY.
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