reubensm
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WoW!! my father used to say that the Mono pressings of Sound of Music were better than the stereo ones.
Rare gramophones-radiograms-records
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reubensm
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Got hold of test pressings of a couple of classic albums (only 5 test presses of both of them were made).. Never thought I'd ever collect test presses but now that i have them.. It feels quite nice
Great. You are lucky to have them. Test pressings are collector's pride and also luckily we get to hear some never released extras in that.
I have got a test pressing of K.B. Sunderambal [late singer/artist in tamil] in 78 RPM and couple more in 78. Most of 78 RPM test pressings were single sided.
Are all white-label LPs, test pressings?
I have about 20 white label LPs (just plain blank white labels) which I sourced from the son of a former General Manager of Polydor Mumbai.
ANILKUMAR
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Thank you very much Anil Kumar ji.
i am sure all of us would have heard about ???????? ?????????, ?????? ????????. They are now releasing his thematic tunes again on June 22nd , 2014. HMV/ Saregama is helping them out.
Hope many rare ones are released again
i am sure all of us would have heard about ???????? ?????????, ?????? ????????. They are now releasing his thematic tunes again on June 22nd , 2014. HMV/ Saregama is helping them out.
Hope many rare ones are released again
peace_sells
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Got hold of test pressings of a couple of classic albums (only 5 test presses of both of them were made).. Never thought I'd ever collect test presses but now that i have them.. It feels quite nice
Great. You are lucky to have them. Test pressings are collector's pride and also luckily we get to hear some never released extras in that.
I have got a test pressing of K.B. Sunderambal [late singer/artist in tamil] in 78 RPM and couple more in 78. Most of 78 RPM test pressings were single sided.
Agree! TPs are really something else to have
hildebrand
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Sunday June 22nd, 2014 As a part of the Birthday Celebration of Shri M S Viswanathan - Thematic tunes is being released again - 6 pm to 8 pm at Russian Cultural Center. To get a pass for the function - send email to [email protected] . Also, buy the audio cd from the venue.
ANILKUMAR
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vmscbe1974
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Wish they had done it for t k ramamuthy too. he also had a similar Lp released and so did V S Narashimman and Shanker jaikishen.
Regards
Srinivas
Regards
Srinivas
ANILKUMAR
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Another treasure:A rare one indeed.....
PAVALAR Brothers[ILLAYARAJA]'s Kannada Modern songs EP released in 1973
HMV/COLUMBIA SEDE 3774.
ARTISTS: CHARAN , ASHOK KUMAR ,SUMITRA , DAYAVATHI etc
MUSIC BY
AVALAR BROTHERS and ASHOK-CHARAN.
This was found inside the LP Cover of Telugu version of Sindu Bairavi.
Treasures emerge out with God's grace....when time approaches...
PAVALAR Brothers[ILLAYARAJA]'s Kannada Modern songs EP released in 1973
HMV/COLUMBIA SEDE 3774.
ARTISTS: CHARAN , ASHOK KUMAR ,SUMITRA , DAYAVATHI etc
MUSIC BY
AVALAR BROTHERS and ASHOK-CHARAN.
This was found inside the LP Cover of Telugu version of Sindu Bairavi.
Treasures emerge out with God's grace....when time approaches...
Simon Wires
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*1954 Single Deep Groove Mono LP Housed In A Box .. A demo LP for Full-dimensional-sound from capitol records ; U.S pressing
Charles Fowler, Editor Of High Fidelity Magazine has a say here !!!
Charles Fowler, Editor Of High Fidelity Magazine has a say here !!!
visvan1970
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Another treasure:A rare one indeed.....
PAVALAR Brothers[ILLAYARAJA]'s Kannada Modern songs EP released in 1973
HMV/COLUMBIA SEDE 3774.
ARTISTS: CHARAN , ASHOK KUMAR ,SUMITRA , DAYAVATHI etc
MUSIC BY
This was found inside the LP Cover of Telugu version of Sindu Bairavi.
Treasures emerge out with God's grace....when time approaches...
dear Anil, so 1000 is just an unconfirmed figure as far as Raja is concerned. the above is just fantastic. have never heard about this. may be time for an ep record rip of this at the earliest pl!!!.rgds.visvanathan
Simon Wires
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Commercial production of stereo LPs started in 1958, I think.
Could this be a '58 pressing ?
Could this be a '58 pressing ?
Simon Wires
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The only clue I have about its age is the presence of deep grooves (rings) in the central label area, which formed during pressing.
After 1960 the pressing technology helped to make them without that grooves.
After 1960 the pressing technology helped to make them without that grooves.
That's an interesting nugget of information.
I also have a handful of ffss records from the late 50s and they all sound good to my ears when played on RIAA phono preamps (I don't have any pre with ffss - or for that matter, any other - de-emphasis).
The Mono Decca LPs of that period had the label 'ffrr' as opposed to the stereo 'ffss'. The RIAA standard was adopted by 1954-55 by most record companies, so only those mono LPs before that time would have the original Decca equalisation curve. Both mono and stereo versions of most titles were issued simultaneously till the mid-60s.
The Classical Decca ffss records of that early period '58 to '60 in the SXL 2000 series (and some of the later SXL 6000 series) are regarded very highly for sound recording quality, and most of these sell for big bucks on eBay, especially first pressings with the 'deep groove' indentation, that was caused by a machine clamp that held down the label area during stamping of the grooves.
The Classical Decca ffss records of that early period '58 to '60 in the SXL 2000 series (and some of the later SXL 6000 series) are regarded very highly for sound recording quality, and most of these sell for big bucks on eBay, especially first pressings with the 'deep groove' indentation, that was caused by a machine clamp that held down the label area during stamping of the grooves.
ANILKUMAR
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Yes, March 1958. In US: The first four HiFi stereo discs available to the general public were released by Audio Fidelity in March, 1958 Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang Volume 1 (AFSD 5830), Railroad - Sounds of a Vanishing Era (AFSD 5843), Lionel - Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra (AFSD 5849) and Marching Along with the Dukes of Dixieland Volume 3 (AFSD 5851)
EMI also released a stereo demonstration record in the same year.
In UK: October 1958 DECCA London introduced their first ffss recording. Starting with their earlier ffrr converted to ffss and then Direct stereo recording.
First one from DECCA:[Direct Stereo]
A JOURNEY INTO STEREO SOUND ...an introduction to ffss Decca Records SERIAL No: SKL 4001. 1958.
Simon Wires
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Glad to know that I own an introductory year 1958 stereo of Ted.
Mine is SKL 4005, indicating it to be 5th stereo record of Decca U.K..
Mine is SKL 4005, indicating it to be 5th stereo record of Decca U.K..
Simon Wires
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This LP's birthday also seems to fall on the birth year of Stereo, 1958..
1.Falls in the LSC 2000 series
2. Very deep inner groove
3.Typical deep-red label of RCA
4. Shaded white doggy -early labels came with this white doggy over a dark shaded back ground
5. It has a 9S stampers seal, which seems to be a sought after one in collector frenzy sites.
6.Stampers code infers it as an Illinois pressings.
What amazed me the most is that this vinyl is pressed with an anti static ingredient called 317X
1.Falls in the LSC 2000 series
2. Very deep inner groove
3.Typical deep-red label of RCA
4. Shaded white doggy -early labels came with this white doggy over a dark shaded back ground
5. It has a 9S stampers seal, which seems to be a sought after one in collector frenzy sites.
6.Stampers code infers it as an Illinois pressings.
What amazed me the most is that this vinyl is pressed with an anti static ingredient called 317X
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ANILKUMAR
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Good ones Simon. Keep them safe.
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