So it was a good buy then, Martin? :)
Marco.
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So it was a good buy then, Martin? :)
Marco.
Oh definitely. I'm going to need to run it through a full clean, but on a test listen it's excellent.
Excellent... Maybe you might buy more vintage classical vinyl now? As you've seen, there are amazing bargains out there with some of these early recordings! ;)
Marco.
Guess I'm a little wary of used classical vinyl as poor surfaces spoil it more for me than a poor rock record. However, this one is excellent, and a magnificent performance.
Yup, you need to be extra fussy with classical LPs, imo.
Yesterday ....
This is a lovely lovely piece ...
http://www.easylivingmusic.ee/wp-con...ek-requiem.jpg
Not big on angry bluster, but great on consolation!
And I've been discovering some Pleyel on my shelves recently and much enjoying it, so I invested in this CD. Arrived yesterday and has been much enjoyed!
http://www.sainsburysentertainment.c...ge-1434906.jpg
Pleyel is much under-rated, imo. :)
I am too, but as you know, when you've got an RCM, you can get second-hand records minty clean (though often only after multiple washes), so as long as you very carefully examine used records before you buy them (experience generally tells you what condition is and isn't acceptable), what you've successfully bought from Swordfish is the norm :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Although I'm very fussy, if necessary, I'll trade the odd pop or click for enjoyment of the truly magnificent performances, not to mention incredible recording quality, on many of the early classical recordings on vinyl, modern examples of which I've found just don't compare. That's where you're missing out, mate, if you ignore this.
Besides, what I do now is simply return the records to the charity shop which, after cleaning, still don't play well (those that, despite being clean, are still noisy, or distorted due to groove damage), and just keep the ones which play perfectly. That way I get to keep the cream of the crop, and often as some of these early recordings are sought after, an nice investment, too... Win-win.
As long as I stick to my rule of not paying any more than £3 for an album, it's no big deal, and of course the charity shop benefits from the returned records, as they have the opportunity to make a sale twice from the same record - only this time it's been cleaned for them on an RCM!
Job's a good 'un and everyone's happy :cool:
Marco.
Don't get me wrong, I have a fair classical vinyl connection and have bought, for example, Melodiyas from Russia where I don't care about the quality, it's the performances from the likes of Mravinsky that are important. You're right that the performance and recording are everything; I have bought a number of classical SACDs where the performance falls way short. They end up unloved, even though I think SACD is the best format for classical.
I will look out for more choice used classical vinyl and swing the RCM into action. A double-wash certainly seems to get them quiet, followed by 24 hours in a Nagaoka inner sleeve.
Nice one, mate, it really is worth the effort! :)
Marco.
Right now (on vinyl), as I fancied some big canons (lol), Tchaikovsky's 1812 Festival Overture (Op.49, original scoring), Capriccio Italien, with The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra and The University of Minnesota Brass Band, conducted by Antal Dorati, with spoken commentary by Deems Taylor, on Mercury Olympian Series 'Living Presence' records, from 1959.
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/364...812overtur.jpg
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3...812overtur.jpg
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/2...12overture.jpg
Although in mono, the sound quality (and performance) on this recording is stunning! :eek:
Next up (on vinyl)... Mahler 'Das Lied von der Erde', with The Philharmonia Orchestra and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) and Murray Dickie (tenor), conducted by Paul Kletzki, on HMV 'His Master's Voice', from 1960.
Marco.
I have the famous Telarc vinyl recording, Marco. Famous as it was virtually untrackable at the time. My Shelter makes a good fist of it, though. They recorded real canons and didn't hold back on the faders.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41002268@N03/5903358408/