Remastered from the original master tape and cut at 33 1/3 RPM by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound

 

Lacquers plated by Gary Salstrom and pressed on 200-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings!

 

RCA Living Stereo Reissue Series No. 2 — 25 newly-remastered classical mainstays!

 

Analogue Productions' RCA Living Stereo Reissue Series No. 2, with 25 newly remastered mainstay classical albums, will delight and astound your ears with their clarity and warm, rich tone. As with our first highly-regarded LSC series, shortcomings of previous editions have been improved upon — from the mastering, to the LP pressing, to the sharp-looking glossy heavyweight Stoughton Printing tip-on jackets that faithfully duplicate the original artwork, "Living Stereo" logo, "Shaded Dog" label and all!

 

Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original 3-track master tapes, cut at 33 1/3, and plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings — makers of the world's finest-sounding vinyl LPs, — no other editions match these for the quietest 200-gram platters available.

 

Charles Munch was the opposite of the "intellectual" school of French conductors, as typified by Pierre Boulez. He was a completely spontaneous artist, which is what made him the great Berlioz conductor of our time, and literally anything could happen when he got up onto the podium. It follows then, that his Ravel is not going to be the sort of hyper-precise, calculated sort of interpretation that many fans of the composer expect, but it will be exciting as hell. These three pieces are shrewdly chosen; they are the composer's most extrovert works, and Munch pulls out all of the stops in his performances of them. A classic recording, and a great memento of a unique artist.

 

Analogue Productions' RCA Living Stereo Reissue Series  newly-remastered classical titles to delight and astound your ears with their clarity and warm, rich tone. As with our first highly-regarded LSC series, previous editions have been improved upon — from the mastering, to the LP pressing, to the faithfully duplicated original artwork, "Living Stereo" logo, "Shaded Dog" label and all!

Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original master tapes, most of which are 3-track, cut at 33 1/3, and plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings  no other editions match these for the quietest 200-gram platters available. Impeccable.  RCA's "golden age" era was more like a "golden minute" — in a scant period, roughly from 1958 to 1963, the beginning of the stereo era — pure vacuum tube amplification helped produce recordings demonstrating unparalleled fidelity and warmth, lifelike presence and midband illumination. "Shaded Dog" lovers can revel in these gloriously remastered, meticulously recreated albums that beg to be played and enjoyed.

Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Lacquers Plated by Gary Salstrom
• Remastered from the original master tape by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound

Musicians:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor

Selections:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Side 1:
1. Bolero
2. La Valse
Side 2:
1. Rapsodie Espagnole
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
2. Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun

ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES