Living stereo 60 cd collection or living stereo 60 cd collection vol. In 1958, when the first stereo recordings were hitting the market, rca victor signed the chicago symphony orchestra to its newest, most. I mean, the cutting engineers at rca used rca 15 speakers, no tweeter, not even in a speaker box for some of them. Kondrashins performance is affectionate and colourful as well as lively, and the warm. Living stereo series page 1 of 12 presto classical. I have a vast living stereo lsc collection and some are truly wonderful, some are just ok and some stink soundwise. This is a listing of lsc titles compiled by mitchell. Original liner notes are also included in a nicely put together cd sized book an. Buy living stereo the remastered collectors edition by various from. Home new releases books in korean books in english bilingual books englishkorean languages korean magazine movies dvds music cds. Many great artists recorded for rca, and many listeners still find the living stereo sound peerless. Supporting the debut of living stereo were the technical skills of rca victor.
Beginning around 1992, bmg classics, owner of rca victor, began a reissue of the living stereo series on cd. The original living stereo releases on lp had a catalogue prefix of lsc. Analogue productions rca living stereo lps sacdsacoustic. Top sellers, relevance, lowest price, highest price. Various living stereo the remastered collectors edition. The 100 page book includes rare unpublished documents and photographs, supported by a comprehensive text discussing each of elvis rca studio nonfilm. I always say its a happy accident that the good ones sound so wonderful.
Hardcover bound book with a new introduction by discographer michael gray. Rca living stereo classical lps the gold standard for top quality orchestral performance and sound. There are brief articles by weston on topics related to the discs, but the lists sorted in different ways are the main thing here. Initiated under the direction of the original producer of many of the recordings, jack pfeiffer, the cds made a conscientious attempt to faithfully replicate both the pioneering audio and the original packaging, while taking advantage of the extended playing time of the cd medium. In volume 1 of sonyrcas rca living stereo collection timings were in general generous, and smart recouplings have been made for the cd version. The rca living stereo series, classical notes, peter gutmann. Fritz reiner conducts richard strauss the complete rca and columbia recordings. Only classical or pop classical titles are included. Initiated with the release of rca i, living stereo collection vol.