> it's not hard at all to make bass so loud that it causes the needle to leap out of the track
Reminds me of the LP my band teacher in high school had. It was the 1812 overture, and the groves for the cannon shots at the end were easily distinguishable with just a casual examination. Based on what you're saying, I suspect that recording was pushing the limits of vinyl.
Yes! That exact song is perhaps the canonical demonstration of the limitations of vinyl! Here are some pics of the grooves on that LP: https://imgur.com/a/veVB0
Was going more for: “Rabbit hands Duck a phonograph of a nuclear detonation. Duck carefully places the needle on the record. Duck sits quietly in front of the phonograph's horn. Blastwave from nuclear detonation is emitted from the horn while Rabbit looks at the viewer smugly.”
Reminds me of the LP my band teacher in high school had. It was the 1812 overture, and the groves for the cannon shots at the end were easily distinguishable with just a casual examination. Based on what you're saying, I suspect that recording was pushing the limits of vinyl.