GALE LP: LIEDER Schumann Brahms - 1-76-006 Box
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Description
Gale Record -
Schumann & Brahms
LIEDER -
Sheila Armstrong soprano, Martin Jones piano -
Gale GMFD 1-76-006 –
ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY STUNNING!
This very special product was produced by Gale, the loudspeaker company, to help demonstrate the extraordinary transient capabilities of their hi-fi products. The wonderful booklet enclosed goes into details about the recording and the music and is actually a delight to read for music lover and audiophile alike.
Problem is, it does not explain, at least to me, why a Gale record sounds the way it does. How good is it? Well, frankly, better than an original 1s/1s, better than any Mobile Fidelity or Classic re-issue, or test pressing. You name it...it won't hold a candle to a Gale.
They simply sound "alive" -- and in the true and real sense of happening in your room.
This disc, of the six that were issued in the '70s, is my favorite recording of voice. It features soprano Sheila Armstrong, with Martin Jones on piano, performing songs of Schumann and Brahms, and it is, in a word, "spectacular."
A treasure of a set, this one: Box without fault, booklet and record are pristine. (Near mint, perhaps better, the LP has all of its original lustre.)
Note, please, that it has been reported by many an audiophile and music lover that when a Gale record is on, their pets stand stupefied, just staring at the loudspeakers. I truly believe this is because they do not understand why they cannot see what they are hearing.
For other fine records, TAS picks and hard-to-finds, please see my complete list of offerings here on eBay.
Shipping and handling is $5 for up to 5 LPs shipped within the States. Internationally, $15 via airmail for the first LP, $3 each thereafter. (Canada is half that.) Boxes over 4 lbs., add another $6, because First Class is no longer available at that weight, just Priority Mail. Note, too, boxed sets of LPs require more postage.
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