Gale Record: Hogwood 17th CENTURY ITALIAN MUSIC - BEST
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Gale Record - Christopher Hogwood conducting The London Early Music Ensemble - SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ITALIAN MUSIC, Volume 1 - Gale 1-76-001 - VERY BEST!
There are great records, to be sure, and then there are the very special ones.
Trouble in describing them, though, especially for people like you and me, the audiophiles and serious music lovers, is that superlatives eventually run dry, lose their weight and meaning.
That's why I want to be sure to underline this record in your mind:
It is the 17th CENTURY ITALIAN MUSIC disc, with music by Gabrieli, Legrenzi, Frescobaldi, Tedesca, and others, pressed by Gale Maximum Fidelity Records. And, it is, without a doubt, among the very finest records ever produced.
I am not quite sure how they do it, or just what they do differently, oh yes, that puts this music right in your room. But that's what happens. Not just "real" sounding, mind you...
"Alive" is more like it.
Fact is, if I had to describe in a few words what the one major difference is in this disc versus any Mobile Fidelity, Classic re-issue, or first stamper original, it would be this:
The removal of all veils.
So that I do not use superlatives from here on out, let me tell you more succinctly that recently I sold a Gale Max Fidelity record to an eBayer here who is truly a formidable audiophile. Great system at home, great set of ears. (Trust me, I know the real ones when I "meet" them, having been one myself, both professionally and otherwise, for over thirty years.)
Anyway, he shares with me that when he puts this disc on, and the music begins, he notices his cat suddenly very attentive of the music. In fact, REALLY attentive. So, curious, this audiophile changes the record and now throws everything he's got in his collection at the cat, to see if he can illicit the same response.
$1000 collectible MoFi? Nope. 45 RPM Classic single disc re-issue? Nope. Fact is, nothing but the Gale perked those feline ears. Much the same way I was reminded, years ago, with my little white-haired Peanut, who, upon hearing this disc, hopped down off the couch and crawled, low, defensive, toward the loudspeakers, wondering, I guess, how it could possibly be that what she heard so vividly couldn't actually be seen.
This copy is in very fine shape, box without fault, booklet perfect, record near mint, perhaps better.
One last thing:
Gale records are not among the best records I have ever heard, they ARE the best records I have ever heard.
For other fine records, TAS picks and hard-to-finds, please see my complete list of offerings here on eBay.
33 RPM, LP
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