[QuadList] Don's tape from Mark Amistead Productions...

[Don Norwood]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Langdell"
Subject: Re: [QuadList] Don's tape from Mark Amistead Productions...


> Hey Don...
>
> What did you find?
>

The tape is non-backcoated, brown oxide.  It was recorded by Mark Armistead 
Studios and the label indicates that the first section is a low-band color 
master recorded on RCA followed by a hi-band master.  It doesn't say what 
the hi-band segment was recorded on and there's no date on the label.  It 
also is labeled "Marcel Marceau".  Well, that's exactly what it is.

For something this old, and the condition of the tape (another story!), the 
quality is pretty good.  It was recorded in a studio with a live audience. 
There are multiple takes and several different routines.  There's at least 
one segment with some credits which unfortunately don't include the date. 
The title is "Meet Marcel Marceau" and it was an RKO Production recorded at 
Armistead Studios.

The tape was shipped to someone at Ampex named Bob Duden.  I'd love to know 
what they were doing with it.  Since it had the specific info about the 
low-band RCA recording, I wonder if they were doing some sort of 
comparrison.  Obviously, the HBC section is MUCH better than the LBC, mainly 
as far as S/N is conerned.

Don