If you are new to collecting 78 rpm records, this video will help you learn about the different types of pressings of the 78 rpm era – which often confused me as a new collector when I first started.
After I explain the differences between original pressings, repressings, foreign pressings, reissues, master pressings, dubbed pressings, and bootleg pirated dubs. Later in the video, we’ll do some comparative listening to hear the differences between different pressings of the same recording.
Unfortunately, a planned comparison between the original pressing of “Bucktown Stomp” by Johnny Dodds’ Washboard Band on Victor with a British dub on His Master’s Voice had to be edited out due to copyright restrictions on that song. Maybe I’ll revisit this comparison in a few years when it enters the public domain.
0:00 Intro
0:40 A Duke Ellington Panorama
2:27 Original Pressings
6:22 Foreign Pressings
7:28 Repressings
10:23 Reissues
11:51 Master Pressings
13:04 Dubbed Copies
14:39 Pirate Bootleg Dubs
18:47 Confusing Outliers
21:45 What about MY record? What type of pressing is it?
23:22 Head-to-Head Comparisons
24:13 East St. Louis Toodle-Oo – Duke Ellington (original v. master pressings)
30:09 Brush Stomp – The Chicago Footwarmers (original pressing v. pirate dub)
33:46 See See Rider Blues – Ma Rainey (dub v. dub)
38:17 Summary
Please let me know your thoughts in the comments – what’s your take on original pressings vs. reissues?
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