RCA LSC-2436 RESPIGHI Pines Of Rome LIVING STEREO REINER Rarest Shaded Dog 1S/1S
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Description
RESPIGHI Pines Of Rome/Fountains Of Rome
Fritz Reiner Conducts The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
EX/EX Used Vinyl Record
Record Label: RCA LSC-2436 (Living Stereo / Shaded Dog Label)
Matrix (Stampers): K2 RY 4735 1S / K2 RY 4736 1S
The BEST and RAREST title from the legendary RCA Living Stereo "Shaded Dog" line. Not just TAS, Harry Pearson, or Sid Marks... but ALL audiophile experts agree, this 1960 release is the ONE: The 'Holy Grail' of the RCA Living Stereos. RCA revolutionized stereo with these groundbreaking recordings. On the TAS (The Absolute Sound) List of exceptional recordings.
Cover is in excellent condition with very little wear. There is writing in pencil on the top left back cover. Bottom right corner is stubbed but you can only see it from the rear. Label has no spindle marks but has two names written on it in ball-point pen on one side (see scan). Vinyl has some light visual scuffs but plays nicely. Intermittent surface noise and an occasional crackle... but certainly nothing major.
Review: This is the rarest of all the RCA Living Stereos! The story behind this record is the recording team of Richard Mohr and Lewis Layton pushed this recording to the limits on the master tapes. When the vinyl came out for review by radio stations, their cartridges could not track the dynamics and they were jumping out of the grooves. So RCA pulled back this stamper and came out with a 5/S 5/S but this one, even though reduced, was too dynamic. So they re-engineered again and came out with a 16/S that finally was lowered in dynamics enough to track the grooves. Today our turntables are much more sophisticated and they can allow for the beautiful grooves of the 1/S 1/S to blossom and fill your room with exquisite sound.
This version is audibly more richer and robust than any other. The dynamics very transparent and ambient, Bass is extended to the limit. Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony, are so together on "The Pines of the Appian Way", that the brass , the organ and the gongs and the double basses are considerably fuller and more powerful and wonderfully defined. It beats hands down any other version of this you will ever hear. The strings are as good as it gets on any record I have ever heard. The imaging is wonderful. It is like a wall of sound around you.
Living Stereo: In the decade following 1953, RCA Victor made a substantial body of recordings which have come to be identified with their early stereo release label, Living Stereo. As the adoption of Stereo audio became more widespread, Living Stereo offered a wide range of music and performances in high quality sound. A majority of these records, particularly classical music, offer music, performances and audio quality which are considered definitive. Living Stereo influenced many of the recordings that followed with their recording and marketing philosophies.
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