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MikeCh said:
Wow Allen, you have a lot of Ansermet in your collection! I think I maybe have two or three is all. :(
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I guess I do have a few Ansermets. Wasn't looking to collect him per se, but just my favorite music on Decca or Decca reissues, so I guess you bump into a bunch of Ansermets that way. I'd love to get his Stravinsky performances on Decca.
 
The original of this is crazy expensive. Reissue here.:rolleyes:

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Most of my original Decca/London/RCA pressings are a bit noisy, including this one. Maybe I need to clean this a few more times, but a bit of snap, crackle, pop!
 
Beethoven Sonata No.2 in A Major, Op.2 No.2 - Bach Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor - Taccata and Fugue in D Minor - Gina Bachauer - Capitol G7177:

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astrotoy said:
Mike, the regular box which I have is EMI SAN-140-1-2, while the deluxe box is SDAN-143-4-5. I have the entire EMI SAN (Angel) series except for the deluxe box, which I seem to remember is red. The front cover of my box is the same as Allen's, except without the Warner Bros logo.

Larry
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Thanks Larry. I'll keep an eye out for the EMI version. A cursory look in my collection turned up this, the only Carmen box that I believe I have:

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This one came from my wife's Grandmother's collection and I've yet to clean or listen to it yet. Can you shed any light on this version?

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Brahms Symphony No.4 in E Minor, Op.98 - Bruno Walter & the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York - Columbia six eye WLP ML 5127:

This mono LP pressing isn't terribly dynamic like some mono recordings can be but it's a beautiful performance of a wonderful Brahms Symphony.

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groovy said:
These RR vinyl are top shelf. I'd pick up quite a few more if they weren't so pricey.
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The mastering on these RR recordings are outstanding. Acoustic Sounds recently had 15% off on QRP pressed LPs. I picked this one up as part of that sale. It's over now, but their generic 10% coupon is still in effect.
 
groovy said:
These RR vinyl are top shelf. I'd pick up quite a few more if they weren't so pricey.
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The mastering on these RR recordings are outstanding. Acoustic Sounds recently had 15% off on QRP pressed LPs. I picked this one up as part of that sale. It's over now, but their generic 10% coupon is still in effect.
 
MikeCh said:
Thanks Larry. I'll keep an eye out for the EMI version. A cursory look in my collection turned up this, the only Carmen box that I believe I have:

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This one came from my wife's Grandmother's collection and I've yet to clean or listen to it yet. Can you shed any light on this version?

Thanks.
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Hi Mike,
This was a British EMI original (EMI ASD331-3) which I have in the white-gold (original) label. The cover is slightly different, looks like it came from the same photo shoot, with de los Angeles's face turned more toward the camera. The Angel stereo that you have probably has their early blue label, pressed in the US rather than England, and probably in auto changer sequence (1-6, 2-5, 3-4) rather than manual (1-2, 3-4, 5-6) which is what mine is. The Angel stereo pressings were just about all made from copies of original tapes, which EMI sent over to the US, so typically don't have as good sonics as the originals. Obviously, condition will also have a big effect in records this old (first issued in 1960).

In general, the early Angel Mono albums were usually pressed in England - they say Made in England rather than Made in USA, and if so, (IIRC) should be from the same matrices as the mono EMI's.

I always liked de los Angeles' voice. She was one of the staples of the EMI label and like Beecham recorded with the HMV side of EMI and not with the Columbia (Walter Legge) side - which had Callas. Other great early EMI stereo operas with de los Angeles are Verdi's La Traviata and Puccini's Madama Butterfly. She was ranked as the third best soprano by one magazine after Callas and Sutherland.

Beecham (Tommy as he was called by everyone) was quite a character. He was from a wealthy family and was a 2nd Baronet (an inherited title), so you see the Bart after his name. His family owned Beecham's Pills, a very popular patent medicine of the day. Beecham was self taught as a conductor and founded both the London Philharmonic and later the Royal Philharmonic for which he did many recordings for EMI. He started recording in the very early days of acoustical recordings (around 1910) and lived to record in the early days of stereo. He died in 1961 and Carmen was recording in 1958, when he was 78. He did do several recordings with the French National Radio Orchestra, incincluding this Carmen.

Larry
 
Going through my RCA subscription now. Fantastic mastering and pressings. Warmer and quieter than the CR reissues. Highly recommended!

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Have the CD (maybe the SACD version) and the LP of this. Fantastic as you say.


Playing now, same AP series:

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astrotoy said:
Hi Mike,
This was a British EMI original (EMI ASD331-3) which I have in the white-gold (original) label. The cover is slightly different, looks like it came from the same photo shoot, with de los Angeles's face turned more toward the camera. The Angel stereo that you have probably has their early blue label, pressed in the US rather than England, and probably in auto changer sequence (1-6, 2-5, 3-4) rather than manual (1-2, 3-4, 5-6) which is what mine is. The Angel stereo pressings were just about all made from copies of original tapes, which EMI sent over to the US, so typically don't have as good sonics as the originals. Obviously, condition will also have a big effect in records this old (first issued in 1960).

In general, the early Angel Mono albums were usually pressed in England - they say Made in England rather than Made in USA, and if so, (IIRC) should be from the same matrices as the mono EMI's.

I always liked de los Angeles' voice. She was one of the staples of the EMI label and like Beecham recorded with the HMV side of EMI and not with the Columbia (Walter Legge) side - which had Callas. Other great early EMI stereo operas with de los Angeles are Verdi's La Traviata and Puccini's Madama Butterfly. She was ranked as the third best soprano by one magazine after Callas and Sutherland.

Beecham (Tommy as he was called by everyone) was quite a character. He was from a wealthy family and was a 2nd Baronet (an inherited title), so you see the Bart after his name. His family owned Beecham's Pills, a very popular patent medicine of the day. Beecham was self taught as a conductor and founded both the London Philharmonic and later the Royal Philharmonic for which he did many recordings for EMI. He started recording in the very early days of acoustical recordings (around 1910) and lived to record in the early days of stereo. He died in 1961 and Carmen was recording in 1958, when he was 78. He did do several recordings with the French National Radio Orchestra, incincluding this Carmen.

Larry
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Hi Larry,

Thank you so much for the back story. I guess I need clean this record set up and give it a listen!
 
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