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Curious record side labeling

Do any of the jazz gurus on here know why some double-set records have this curious side labeling where record 1 has sides A and D, and record 2 sides B and C? It does not make much sense to me, and I wonder what purpose it serves other than to confuse the listener. I noticed this with a couple of Coltrane records from the '60s, recently with "The Other Village Vanguard Tapes."
actusreus
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raytheprinter
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Actusreus,Im only 54 and I remember most folks owning changers. Good
question.
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mofimadness
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When I first got into the audio business, one of my stores sold a really nice Technics changer. It was actually a pretty decent table. We also sold the BIC and Dual.
mt10425
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Also most, if not all, stereo/mono consoles had changers.
actusreus OP
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Good info guys. Changers seem the antithesis of the audiophile analog...Stacking bare records, dropping one on top of another, automatic restart, 6 gram tracking carts...Brrr :)
rshak
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I may be the oldest f*rt to post on this thread (born in 1947), and of course I remember record changers. I did own a Dual 1015 in the late 60's, but never stacked records on it. Rightly or not, I was concerned that it might damage my records: I reasoned that no good could come of dropping a non-spinning LP on top of another moving (at 33 1/3 rpm) LP.
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