Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé / Monteux / LSO - Super Hot Stamper

Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé / Monteux / LSO - Super Hot StamperBoth sides here are big, with the space and depth of the wonderful Kingsway Hall that the LSO perform in. John Culshaw produced the album, which surely accounts for the huge size and space, not to mention quality, of the recording. The sound is dynamic and tonally correct throughout. This vintage London pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records can barely BEGIN to reproduce. Folks, that sound is gone and it sure isn't showing

Over the course of a long day -- four sides for each of about ten copies is a big job

it's an entirely different listening experience

If it’s cut right it

as well as the issue of frequency extension further down

The brass sounds great -- you can really hear the breath moving through the horns

(For that we recommend the 2 LP box set with Ansermet

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What separates the better copies like this one from those typical bad-sounding copies is more extension on the top end to balance out the upper midrange and lower highs

you can hear that the tape hiss sounds correct

This vintage Warner Brothers pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records can barely BEGIN to reproduce

sweet sound of the album is on the master tape

and a listen to one of our Hot Stampers will allow you to hear exactly what you’re not getting when you play an audiophile pressing of In The Court Of The Crimson King