In the 1950s, rca victor made a substantial body of recordings which have. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Rca records formerly legally traded as the rca records label is an american record label owned by sony music, a subsidiary of sony corporation of america. The rca living stereo series, classical notes, peter gutmann. How stereo was first sold to a skeptical public the conversation. Get the best deals on rca vintage electronics manuals when you shop the largest online selection at. Radio corporation of america rca was founded in 1919. When the living stereo cd series was first announced, many expected that this would be munchs early sixties rerecording, one of his last and finest but which has eluded cd transfer so far. Rca victor introduces a miracle the orthophonic, highfidelity, home stereo. Multiartistes, multiartistes, rca victor symphony orchestra, chicago symphony orchestra, boston symphony orchestra. Today, demand for the outofprint work is so great that copies sell on the online ebay auction site. Michael grays rca and the first stereo years sheds even more light on rcas living stereo recordings the absolute sound, issue 49, p. The result is a multichannel portraitperhaps soundscape would be a better termof stereophonic sound from the 1880s to the present. As we explore in our recent book, designed for hifi living.
Mercury living presence, matchup from the same 195562 period, one will notice mercury engineers utilized closer miking techniques indeed a photo from the mercury box set exhibits the famous three mics suspended stagefront, overhead, whereas rca engineering appears to have incorporated a. The living stereo remastered collectors edition contains a myriad of very hard to find titles from rcas living stereo era, the majority of which are appearing on cd for the first time and probably the first time all are appearing with their original jackets except for perhaps the odd and impossible to find special japanese release. In the decade following 1953, rca victor made a substantial body of recordings which have come to be identified with their early stereo release label, living. I really did like the explanations done to explain how this newfangled technology was done. The fourth round of rca red seal living stereo hybrid sacdcds hit the literal and virtual shelves on february 7. Chesky records, rcas own vics series, classic records, and the latest analog productions reissues. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Through the decade following 1953, rca victor made a wondrous and substantial body of recordings which have come to be identified with their early stereo release label, living stereo. It is one of sony musics four flagship labels, alongside rcas former longtime rival columbia records. Living stereo provides a site and a topic that serves as an exemplary model of recent scholarship on sound from the vantage point of outstanding scholars drawn from an array of disparate fields. At the beginning of the widespread adoption of stereo audio in the home, living stereo offered a wide range of music, performances, and audio read more quality that are still considered to be. Rca red seals acclaimed living stereo seriesthe most successful classical reissue series on cdembraces the next generation in recorded sound with releases in the hybrid sacdcd format, offering the latest advances in remastering and playback on a disc that is also playable as a conventional cd.
The result is a multichannel portraitperhaps soundscape would be a better term of stereophonic sound from the 1880s to the present. Gold cd discography titles in the bmg classics reissues series also reissued on gold cd. Analogue productions rca living stereo reissue series no. Chets later remixed and rerecorded version, released in 1961, seems to have the better sound overall, but the difference in the best sounding original pressing and the best sounding later version would probably not be obvious to most listeners without the two. Bob banks, marketing manager of radios and victrola division narrates the new features of the living stereo stylus and record album grooves. It was steves glowing recommendation of the threechannel reissues of the rca living stereo classical titles that let me discover what i consider a great alignment of quality recording and performance. Rca living stereo record label 1958 1965, exsamples from. Xrcd discography reissues from the rca vaults on jvc xrcd. Original liner notes are also included in a nicely put together cd sized book an. Rca red seal 88697720602,sony music s70475c series.
It was part of general electric in the hopes that it would take over the radio technology market. I would also recommend the following reinercso living stereo recordings on sacd. Cd discography the first reissue series on standard cd from bmg classics. Kol nidrei rca victor orchestra, rca victor chorus. Sacd discography the great series of hybrid sacds from. So far there have been at least four reissue programs of rcas living stereo classical titles. This past spring, sony classical which now controls the rca victor. Kondrashins performance is affectionate and colourful as well as lively, and the warm.
Rca living stereo records, are among the finest recordings ever made. Rca victor living stereo lsc series discography this is a huge listing of classical titles from the original living stereo lp series, which had an lsc catalog prefix. Through the exploration of womens history and experience in the rca, this book begins more fully to tell the whole story of the rca. Chicago symphony hall was wider and shallower than other halls that rca had worked in up to then and presented its own set of unique issues to the rca recording team. Rca living stereo sacd edition the classical music guide. Of these reissues, which sound the best, and what are the problems with the ones that dont sound. This box contains 45 legendary living stereo recordings on 60 standard. A few years ago i published a cdrom of databases, and in 2016, i used those databases as the basis for a book, mercury living presence lps and cds, a comprehensive reference to mercury living presence recordings.
Eight essays explore the interaction of the reformed church with american culture. The rca gold seal midpriced label was launched in 1975 and initially consisted mainly of reissues of living stereo recordings from the late 1950s and 1960s previously issued on the red seal label. Search for library items search for lists search for. There is nothing better or even close on rca living stereo lps. From their first release in the middle 1950s, the lps of the rca living stereo series have become one of the true iconic movements in recorded music, especially classical music. In the decade following 1953, rca victor made a substantial body of recordings which have come to be identified with their early stereo release label, living stereo.
Remastered from the original two and threechannel master tapes using the dsd process, these 10 new sacds present the material exactly as it was recorded, without equalization, filtering, or. They are truly great records, and very collectable. Companies like columbia, mercury and rca, which sold both stereo. Rca victor introduces a miracle, their orthophonic, highfidelity, home stereo sound system. Issued on rca lp lsc2568, the performance was magnificent but the sound was as thin as the later dynaflex pressings. Beginning in the 1980s, many older monophonic red seal recordings from the 78 rpm and early lp era were reissued on the gold seal label. Pfeiffer played a cd release, the original rca living stereo lp and the classic records remake, and the quality was heard to improve with each step, even on a modest midfi system.
At the beginning of the widespread adoption of stereo audio in the home, living stereo offered a widely available range of quality music and performances in high quality sound. Through much of the history of recorded music, the victor company, later bought by. Rca living stereo albums in stock rca living stereo recordings weve auditioned. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, classical, rock. Historical series books reformed church in america. This short film introduces the world to something called living stereoever heard of it. At the beginning of the widespread adoption of stereo audio in the home, living stereo offered a widely available range of quality music and performances in high. In the 1950s, rca victor made a substantial body of recordings which have come to be identified with their first stereo label, living stereo. Histories and cultures of multichannel sound paul theberge, kyle devine, tom everrett on. I wish johathan would reissue it even without any updating. The chesky was warm and lush and had a somewhat distant perspective but at the time it was embraced by a grateful vinyl community, particularly given the insane prices of clean originals. Double concertos sacd, feb2007, rca living stereo see more like this s p k o n n s o n k r e d s a v 2 7 j respighi.
In 1929, the radio corporation of america rca purchased the victor talking machine company, then the worlds largest manufacturer of phonographs including the famous victrola and phonograph records in british english, gramophone records. Pretty entertaining introduction to living stereo which rca victor introduced in the early 1960s. An animated pov ride through a stereo record groove. Rca victors first twotrack sessions in late 1953 and early 1954 were captured on proprietary rca rt21 14 30 ips tape machines, wired to a pair of mono mixers, each dedicated to one tape track. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Rca living stereo 60 cd collection box coming in december. The year was 1958, ground zero for the birth of the space age bachelor pad as my pal. The decca recordings part 1 this post marks the first of a series that we will dedicate to the recordings that decca made for rca in the late 1950s to the early 1960s. Beginning with lsc2077 strauss till eulenspiegel, reinervpo, rca issued several lps recorded in europe by decca records of london. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. I thought this might be an opportunity to issue some items that hadnt appeared on cd like daniel shafrans recording of the schubert arpeggione sonata but it doesnt look that way as there are holes in the numbering beyond those.
I saved this list from another, now defunct website, and am presenting it here for a handy reference. Analogue productions goes to the dogsits scheherazade. At the time rca was covetous of its artwork and logo so chesky was unable to use the original cover art, the living stereo logo or the nipper shaded dog. An attempt at a living stereo site with discographies. Rca made some of the first experimental recordings with stereo already in 1953, and released their first in 1958 lsc 1806 r. Living stereo series page 1 of 12 presto classical. A discography of the original living stereo classical titles on lp.
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