Re: [ARSCLIST] discography of "direct-to-disk revival"?

[Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>]

Tom Fine wrote:
> There was Sheffield, Century, M&K Realtime (they did a couple of D2D 
> before they were digital pioneers). I can't name any other specialty 
> labels right off the bat. Didn't some of the majors experiment with 
> this, maybe just for classical and jazz?

How about RCA (Japan)? Just one example of which I'm aware: the 
Appassionata Sonata which I believe we discussed earlier. To wrap it up 
neatly, it was pressed at 45 rpm and distributed in the U.S. not by the 
parent company but by Audio Technica.

It's miked more closely than I prefer (I've never before heard a piano 
sonata with my head under the lid), but anyone who has ever heard a 
Boesendorfer Imperial Grand will recognize the sound immediately. In 
contrast, a contemporary digital recording of Chopin by Malcolm Frager 
issued by Telarc had lost all character of whatever instrument he played.

Mike
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