Two great recordings I heard last evening

[Jenn]

1. MTT/SFS Mahler 1, on their own label. Fantastic performance, and a
very good sounding CD. Delicate, and also rocks the rafters when
appropriate.

2. Fennell/Eastman Wind Ensemble Gould: West Point Symphony. Mercury
LP SR 90220. Fantastic performances from this ensemble/conductor (as
usual) on a glorious sounding 46 year old LP, still sealed, found on
Ebay for $5.00. I already had the mono release and this stereo release,
but on records that were well-played (and the CD, of course). Fabulous
sound.

[MINe 109]

In article
>,
Jenn > wrote:

> 1. MTT/SFS Mahler 1, on their own label. Fantastic performance, and a
> very good sounding CD. Delicate, and also rocks the rafters when
> appropriate.

Also available on SACD in multi-channel. Haven't heard either,
unfortunately.

> 2. Fennell/Eastman Wind Ensemble Gould: West Point Symphony. Mercury
> LP SR 90220. Fantastic performances from this ensemble/conductor (as
> usual) on a glorious sounding 46 year old LP, still sealed, found on
> Ebay for $5.00. I already had the mono release and this stereo release,
> but on records that were well-played (and the CD, of course). Fabulous
> sound.

Aren't Mercury bargains great? My best bargain is Balalaika Favorites
for a buck at Half-Price.

Stephen

[dave weil]

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:35:17 GMT, Jenn >
wrote:

>2. Fennell/Eastman Wind Ensemble Gould: West Point Symphony. Mercury
>LP SR 90220. Fantastic performances from this ensemble/conductor (as
>usual) on a glorious sounding 46 year old LP, still sealed,

I'm interested in finding out how you've managed to play a still
sealed record...

<chuckle>

[Jenn]

In article >,
dave weil > wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:35:17 GMT, Jenn >
> wrote:
>
> >2. Fennell/Eastman Wind Ensemble Gould: West Point Symphony. Mercury
> >LP SR 90220. Fantastic performances from this ensemble/conductor (as
> >usual) on a glorious sounding 46 year old LP, still sealed,
>
> I'm interested in finding out how you've managed to play a still
> sealed record...
>
> <chuckle>

I have a REALLY good stylus! ;-)

[Jenn]

In article >,
MINe 109 > wrote:

> In article
> >,
> Jenn > wrote:
>
> > 1. MTT/SFS Mahler 1, on their own label. Fantastic performance, and a
> > very good sounding CD. Delicate, and also rocks the rafters when
> > appropriate.
>
> Also available on SACD in multi-channel.

Yep.

> Haven't heard either,
> unfortunately.

The whole series is REALLY good.

>
> > 2. Fennell/Eastman Wind Ensemble Gould: West Point Symphony. Mercury
> > LP SR 90220. Fantastic performances from this ensemble/conductor (as
> > usual) on a glorious sounding 46 year old LP, still sealed, found on
> > Ebay for $5.00. I already had the mono release and this stereo release,
> > but on records that were well-played (and the CD, of course). Fabulous
> > sound.
>
> Aren't Mercury bargains great?

Indeed!

> My best bargain is Balalaika Favorites
> for a buck at Half-Price.

Cool

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"Jenn" > wrote in message
...
> 1. MTT/SFS Mahler 1, on their own label. Fantastic performance, and a
> very good sounding CD. Delicate, and also rocks the rafters when
> appropriate.
>
> 2. Fennell/Eastman Wind Ensemble Gould: West Point Symphony. Mercury
> LP SR 90220. Fantastic performances from this ensemble/conductor (as
> usual) on a glorious sounding 46 year old LP, still sealed, found on
> Ebay for $5.00. I already had the mono release and this stereo release,
> but on records that were well-played (and the CD, of course). Fabulous
> sound.

I hope the seal was in fact original, but I have my doubts, as I know from
friends who worked in dept. stores that returned LP's could be resealed in
new plastic wrap.

[Jenn]

In article >,
" > wrote:

> "Jenn" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 1. MTT/SFS Mahler 1, on their own label. Fantastic performance, and a
> > very good sounding CD. Delicate, and also rocks the rafters when
> > appropriate.
> >
> > 2. Fennell/Eastman Wind Ensemble Gould: West Point Symphony. Mercury
> > LP SR 90220. Fantastic performances from this ensemble/conductor (as
> > usual) on a glorious sounding 46 year old LP, still sealed, found on
> > Ebay for $5.00. I already had the mono release and this stereo release,
> > but on records that were well-played (and the CD, of course). Fabulous
> > sound.
>
> I hope the seal was in fact original, but I have my doubts, as I know from
> friends who worked in dept. stores that returned LP's could be resealed in
> new plastic wrap.

It was original. Having been in retail, it is quite easy to see when
something has been re-shrinkwrapped. This was in Mercury's distinctive
wrap, and the inner sleeve and the LP itself were absolutely pristine.
By the way, Mercury's price tag from when it came out was 1.98.

[Harry Lavo]

"Jenn" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> " > wrote:
>
>> "Jenn" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > 1. MTT/SFS Mahler 1, on their own label. Fantastic performance, and a
>> > very good sounding CD. Delicate, and also rocks the rafters when
>> > appropriate.
>> >
>> > 2. Fennell/Eastman Wind Ensemble Gould: West Point Symphony. Mercury
>> > LP SR 90220. Fantastic performances from this ensemble/conductor (as
>> > usual) on a glorious sounding 46 year old LP, still sealed, found on
>> > Ebay for $5.00. I already had the mono release and this stereo
>> > release,
>> > but on records that were well-played (and the CD, of course). Fabulous
>> > sound.
>>
>> I hope the seal was in fact original, but I have my doubts, as I know
>> from
>> friends who worked in dept. stores that returned LP's could be resealed
>> in
>> new plastic wrap.
>
> It was original. Having been in retail, it is quite easy to see when
> something has been re-shrinkwrapped. This was in Mercury's distinctive
> wrap, and the inner sleeve and the LP itself were absolutely pristine.
> By the way, Mercury's price tag from when it came out was 1.98.

I can't tell you how many times I look in amazement at the retail stickers
on some of my LP's...back when they cost $1.99, $2.79, $3.59. Even triple
that for today, and the price of media has risen....although the bust-up of
the price-fixing CD cartel has brought some semblance of sense back to the
CD market.