Re: [ARSCLIST] One business model for out of print recordings -- let's hope i...

[Don Tait <Dontaitchicago@xxxxxxx>]

  I hope this comes through coherently. I still have difficulties posting 
things to ARSC, so please be charitable everyone if this is a mess.

  I want to comment about Tom Fine's mention that Arkivmusic's reissues of 
Everest recordings have been remastered. I very recently bought three of them 
(all Stokowski). Each is almost painfully shrill. I had to turn the treble on my 
pre-amp all the way down, and even with that I could get only a hint of the 
genuine Stokowski sound (I heard it live) or a semblance of the rich violin 
tone I get from early pressings of the Everest LPs. I don't think this will do.

  The Arkiv. reissues don't say they had been remastered; there are no 
program notes except a bare insert. Yes, this is a good reissue program. But they 
must do a better job than what I've spent my money on here. I'll buy no more.

  Don Tait


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