RAVEL Paray MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE SR90313 180g AUDIOPHILE TAS List SEALED
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RAVEL & IBERT Paul Paray Conducting The Detroit Symphony Orchestra New & Sealed Vinyl LP
Record label/brand: Classic Records/Mercury living Presence SR90313 upc/mpn: None
Long Out Of Print 180gm HQ Stereo pressing by audiophile label, Classic Records. This is the original legendary Mercury Living Presence release, SR90313. HIGH QUALITY vinyl and sleeve... PLUS state of the art mastering, make this a must have for classical lovers.
Album is new and still sealed in it's original plastic sleeve. Perforation is completely intact. There are no flaws, blemishes or imperfections... 100% MINT.
Review: Picked as "Best Of The Bunch" from The Absolute Sound (TAS) Issue #114...
Another stunning Mercury recording of a series of Ravel pieces including La Valse, Rapsodie Espagnole and Alborado Del Gracioso along with Ibert's "Escales". Conducted by Paul Paray, the Detroit Symphony are in great form and the result is another musically satisfying disc that will push even the best cartridge to it's limits. The dynamic contrasts are superb and the bass is earth shattering. The all-tube transfer was from the original three track master tapes mixed on site at Bernie Grunman Mastering, using an original Mercury Mixing console, by Wilma Cozart Fine. This is a disc that every true audiophile should have in his or her collection.
Mercury Living Presence: In 1951, under the direction of recording engineer C. Robert (Bob) Fine and recording director David Hall, Mercury Records initiated a recording technique using a single microphone to record symphony orchestras.
In 1951, when the company was a Chicago-based independent, its "Olympian Series" was launched with the now classic monophonic LP of the Mussorgsky-Ravel 'Pictures at an Exhibition" played by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Rafael Kubelik. In reviewing that disk in The New York Times, Howard Taubman wrote that the effect was "like being in the living presence of the orchestra"; Mercury took his phrase "Living Presence" as the rubric for its subsequent releases, well into the stereophonic era.
The series' special status among discophiles was built on a strong mix of imaginative repertory, authoritative performances and a dramatically straightforward approach in recording them that insured a vividness that would not fade with time. Over the years, as LP's disappeared or were reissued in sound-altered editions, the original pressings acquired legendary status, and collectors offered up to $300 for certain items.
SHIPPING:
Records are shipped in a protective plastic sleeve with the record on the outside of the jacket to prevent jacket-splitting. All records will be shipped in heavy duty cardboard with pads on either side for added protection.
Shipping for records within the USA is $4.00 for the first LP and $2.00 for each additional LP sent at the same time. These will be sent USPS Media rate with "Delivery Confirmation" which guarantees a tracking number.
Shipping to Canada will be First Class Mail International. $10.00 for the first LP and $3.00 for each additional LP sent at the same time.
Rest Of The World can be shipped:
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- First Class International: Least expensive method of international shipping. No guarantees or tracking information. $19.00 for the first LP and $3.00 for each additional shipped at the same time. This method is NOT available for records packages totaling OVER $100.00 or to the country of Italy or anywhere in South America. Please wait for invoice to be sent before payment. Those countries MUST use International Express - no exceptions!
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