RCA's Golden Age was 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. Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo Reissue Series Part 2, with 25 newly remastered mainstay classical albums, will delight and astound your ears!

• Limited Edition
• 33rpm 200 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
• Cut from Original Analog Master Tapes
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings QRP USA
• Lacquers plated by Gary Salstrom
• Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
• Deluxe "tip-on" Cover by Stoughton Printing

RCA's "golden age" 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.

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 2-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. Note that we've also expanded this reissue to include a Stoughton Printing tip-on gatefold jacket with additional photos - a luxurious upgrade from the original single pocket jacket.

"These records are definitive." — Michael Fremer, Analog Planet

"These are the best vinyl releases of RCA LPs I've yet heard." — Jonathan Valin, executive editor, The Absolute Sound

Here we have Charles Munch leading the Boston Symphony Orchestra in vibrant performances of Paul Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Camille Saint-Saëns' Omphale's Spinning Wheel, Op. 31 and Maurice Ravel's Mother Goose Suite. The three works have four things in common: they are program music, they are French, they have fantasy and wit, and their subject matter is legendary.

Musicians:

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor

Track Listing:

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
1. The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
2. Omphale's Spinning Wheel, Op. 31

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Mother Goose Suite = Ma Mere L'Oye
3. Pavane Of The Sleeping Beauty
4. Hop-O'-My-Thumb
5. Laideronette, Empress Of The Pagaodas
6. Beauty And The Beast Converse
7. The Fairy Garden 

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