From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!zeppo!whuxk!houxm!ihnp4!iwlc7!dfz
Newsgroups: net.records
Title: Re: Record Quality
Article-I.D.: iwlc7.110
Posted: Mon Dec  6 14:51:14 1982
Received: Tue Dec  7 05:12:32 1982
References: mitccc.207

I find that record quality of *all* brands has degraded significantly
in the last few years.  It is to the point where I am purposely *not*
buying records; I will wait for laser discs instead.  Below are some
specific opinions:

ABSOLUTE WORST EVER, TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE:
	Sire Records: these discs disintegrate almost totally on their
	first play.  This is unfortunate, since some of my favorite
	artists (e.g. Focus) made the mistake of signing with Sire.
	I would not buy Sire records under any circumstances.

POOR BUT TOLERABLE:
	EMI: these records play well perhaps ten or twenty times but
	degrade quickly thereafter.  They are acceptable because of
	the large number of high quality jazz artists featured,
	otherwise I wouldn't tolerate them.  EMI records should be
	taped immediately on their first play.

OK BUT NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT:
	This class contains the majority of labels carrying both classical
	and non-classical records: Angel, Columbia, Atlantic, Deutsche
	Grammophone, London, etc. etc.  I'm still waiting for laser disc.

GOOD:
	I know of no modern records that I would consider of good physical
	quality.  I have some discs from the sixties that play as well today
	after hundreds of plays as they did the first time.  As they say,
	all good things ....

						-Dave Ziffer