THE GREAT MULLARD MAGIC BLOG

  Dear valued Worldwide and European customers, This morning brings the news that the UK people have voted to exit the EU and many of you may be wondering what impact this momentous decision may have  on the trade between yourselves and us? Putting the political issues aside, a timeline of 2 years is now set for the UK government to negotiate terms of the exit from the EU under Article 50, accordingly,  in the immediate future, nothing will change.  There will continue to be a free movement of goods to and from the EU and import duties will not...

Jon Pertwee was such an interesting chap that most of us know as the Third Doctor Who and indeed, for those of a certain age, myself included, he is considered the best of the Doctors with the exception of Bill Hartnell.   But before the fame that came from running round with Jo Grant and then Sarah-Jane, he had a very interesting life indeed. Did you know that he had been a crew member aboard HMS Hood  but was transferred off the ship for officer training shortly before her fateful voyage when she was sunk by a direct hit from the German...

My young nephew Mikey was remarking that some of the 1930s dance music I play is boring as well as a waste of the talents of a hammertone grease bearing Garrard 301, ah, the innocence of youth.  I really must play him some George Formby as I think he may like Mr Woo's an Air Raid Warden but this isn't strictly 1930's dance is it.  Unlike this wonderful number I was listening to last night, a firm favourite of mine: -  For those of you who don't know it, She Had to Go and Lose It at the Astor is a 1940 comic song by...

I had to laugh when I saw this vintage Valentine's card which incidentally was given by an ex WW2 commando to his beloved some time in the early 1950's Sweet isn't it but hey, look at that knife.... here's a close up look see-->>>>> Just look at that length of blade and the characteristic oval wave cross guard and I have to ask whether or not there was a mixed message from the giver of this card.   Affectionados of WW2, SOE, commandos and all that will no doubt see  what I see for the knife is I believe a Fairbairn-Sykes...

OK, so you have your master tape - check, so, how do we get from this to a vinyl record then?  Let's for the moment ignore the Direct Metal Master (DMM) process and stick with the more traditional blank acetate process which starts with a circular aluminium blank of 2mm thick aluminium in a diameter choice of either 16. 12.5, 10.5 & 7.5 inches.  This is taken and one side of it is mechanically polished until a 1P non directional polished reflective finish has been achieved.   Following polishing, the disc is carefully degreased using a three stage process that uses an ethoxylate...