Re: [ARSCLIST] Murcury Living Presence LP EQ

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

Perhaps he got better.  I'm not as close to much of his repertory as with 
some other music.

In Kubelik's case, he recorded the Janacek Sinfonietta numerous times.  I 
also heard him do it live.  His first LP (the 78 set wasn't in good enough 
sound to make the same impact) which came out here on a 10" 2 sided London, 
was magnificent- still my favorite, with a suitably abrasive edge to the 
brass playing.  Each successive recording became tamer and slacker.  The 
live one was brash but tentative in places.  Still, it was thrilling to hear 
it in truly living stereo.

The issue of subsequent versions by a given performer and readings by others 
show growth, maturity, hardening of the arteries- a wide variety of 
variations which is why this collector has so many versions of the same 
piece.  And more in the head.  Every performance I hear of works with which 
I have some familiarity is tracked by the others in my mental music locker.

Incidentally, didn't the Mercury 40,000s also come in the 10,000 series?

Steve Smolian


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Murcury Living Presence LP EQ


> They definitely are. Fennell was on his game every day of every Mercury 
> session.
>
> What would make you think they wouldn't be? The EWE actually got better as 
> Fennell's tenure went along.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steven Smolian" <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 8:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Murcury Living Presence LP EQ
>
>
> > Assuming the performances are equally good.
> >
> > Steve Smolian
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 7:41 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Murcury Living Presence LP EQ
> >
> >
> > > Hi Sammy:
> > >
> > > Mercury used AES EQ until 1954 when everyone standardized on the RIAA 
> > > curve. The AES curve is very close to RIAA and I doubt most people could 
> > > hear the difference. You could tweak the treble EQ to suit your hearing. 
> > > There's not much information above 12K on those old LPs anyway.
> > >
> > > Fennell went back and recorded some or all of this in stereo, and the CD 
> > > is still in print:
> > > http://www.amazon.com/Fennell-Conducts-Sousa-John-Philip/dp/B0000057LB/tomslinx
> > > I will guarantee you it will sound much better than an early 1950's LP.
> > >
> > > -- Tom Fine
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Sammy Jones" <sjones69@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 10:48 PM
> > > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Murcury Living Presence LP EQ
> > >
> > >
> > > > Thanks to all who have helped with my questions on Scotch audio tape.
> > > >
> > > > Does anybody have EQ data for pre-stereo Mercury Living Presence LPs? 
> > > > The
> > > > LP in question is MG40007, Fred Fennell conducting the Eastman Wind
> > > > Ensemble, Marches by Sousa and Others.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help!
> > > >
> > > > Sammy Jones
> > >
> > >
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