RESPIGHI Ancient Dances DORATI Mercury LIVING PRESENCE SR90199 AUDIOPHILE Sealed

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RESPIGHI Ancient Dances And Airs For Lute Suites 1, 2, 3 Antal Dorati Conducts The Philharmonia Hungarica New & Sealed Vinyl LP
Record label/brand: Speakers Corner/Mercury Living Presence SR90199 upc/mpn: None year: 1958
Sealed 180gm HQ Import. TAS Superdisc Title. Long Out Of Print 180gm HQ Stereo pressing by German audiophile label, Speakers Corner. This is the original legendary Mercury Living Presence release, SR90199. 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 shrinkwrap. Seal is completely intact. There are no flaws, blemishes or imperfections... 100% MINT.
Review: I had always known about the original Mercury and its great reputation, but somehow I had never heard it nor found a good copy. IMO, it's simply fantastic. One of the best recordings I've heard in my home in  any media. There's a solo cello bit that had me experiencing the  storied "are we sure that there isn't a cello in this room" for a moment.
In this case, I don't know, but IMV some of the Speakers Corner repressings of the Mercury LP sound better than the original in terms of instrumental timbres. ~ Audio Banter
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. 
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