Mercury Living Presence Vol 1 Vinyl

60 years after the landmark first recording mercury living presence.

Mercury living presence vol 1 vinyl. Lp1 4783825 reissue of sr90054 minneapolis symphony orchestra university of minnesota brass band tchaikovsky 1812 festival overture op. Lp1 is high resolution remastered from original mono tapes. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2013 cd release of mercury living presence the collector s edition 2 on discogs. 55x cd box set compilation country.

The sound is stunning. 51x cd album reissue box set compilation country. Notes the mercury living presence the collector s edition 1 is a 6 lp limited edition box set pressed on 180g vinyl. Lp1 recorded 1954 and originally released as mg50046.

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The collector s edition celebrates this special anniversary. Baroque classical romantic modern. One feels oneself in the living presence of the orchestra the new york times. 2 is a 55 disc box set that encompasses some of the finest early stereo recordings made on that innovative label like the preceding volume 1 the discs are housed in a sturdy flip top cube and are packaged in thin cardboard sleeves showing the original lp cover art and the package includes a thick booklet that recounts the history of.

This the first box set from this reissue series that i ve purchased so cannot speak for vol 1 2. Mercury 478 5092 series. 49 capriccio italien. Renowned for its microphone tree similar to the later decca set up the label produced detailed and very fine early stereo recordings of many artists who didn t fit into the emi dg or cbs stable but proved themselves worthy if not better recording artists than their rivals.

A s the new york times described one feels oneself in the living presence of the orchestra. The collector s edition vol. In the last twelve months of high quality vinyl releases daft punk the beatles a hard days night and sgt. For lp2 6 the wilma cozart fine stereo masters from 1990 s are used.

Mercury living presence was a dominant force in stereo recording from the mid 1950s until the mid 1960s.