Yes @slaw, correct they press (2 sided and one sided) without that lip. The issue with the one sided 45rpms is that being pressed on only one side they dish warp towards that side. I've never tried to take this warp out given the thickness of the vinyl, nor have I ever had any playback problems as it's a uniform warp but the buyer should be aware of this tendency
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@6t5-gto yes the Classic 45rpms are good but everyone I have is without exception warped so that the outer edges of the playing side are 1-2mm up. This is a function of them being blank on the reverse side. If you have a vacuum setup, edge clamp or a good flattened, or you can tolerate this issue go ahead but don’t let it surprise you. |
As I'd mentioned doing this earlier in this thread I just posted my impressions of comparing the MoFi and Classic 45 "Bridge over troubled Water" here -- it's a mixed picture https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/simon-and-garfunkel-bridge-over-troubled-waters-mofi-ud1s/pos... |
@slaw you asked about the MSFL One Step 45RPM pressings. I have several, they're certainly very nicely presented and exemplary pressings. In addition being double sided discs they do not suffer from the endemic dish warp that afflicted the Classic Records one sided 45RPM issues. I'm actually looking forward to comparing the Classic 45 Bridge Over Troubled Water with the new MSFL, should be interesting -- just need to sort out a hum in my phono stage The "gold standard" for expensive new pressings is of course The Electric Recording Company. However bear in mind that the comps for these are the originals which are usually $1,000+ I had an interesting shock recently picking up this - the only original currently listed on Discogs is $1,800! |