tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post2663368861477567304..comments2024-03-26T14:07:32.489-04:00Comments on Miles to Mozart: aqlamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14158533801520443218noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-85580772457618116222024-02-22T08:45:56.138-05:002024-02-22T08:45:56.138-05:00No idea if they sound the same, I don't have t...No idea if they sound the same, I don't have the SAX and judging by the prices it commands I am not getting it any time soon.kostaszaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232159944846764786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-66853342150304949452024-02-22T06:25:13.991-05:002024-02-22T06:25:13.991-05:00Do they sound the same? There are some other numbe...Do they sound the same? There are some other numbers with EMI but as I recall they didn't do a great job of marking the dead wax.Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-3305312594886073402024-02-15T12:40:47.956-05:002024-02-15T12:40:47.956-05:00My German SAXW-2289/STC 91 094 (for some reason ge...My German SAXW-2289/STC 91 094 (for some reason german Columbias had two release numbers) is from heavy, thick vinyl and the stamper appears to be a british one. YAX-81 9 for side A, with the same typeface as the EMI or Columbia stampers from the era. given the opportunity I checked the dead wax of the japanese AA-7241, reissue of the Cluytens SAX2566 mentioned above. It too was pressed from british stampers.kostaszaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232159944846764786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-81143800863276471192013-08-17T22:34:33.990-04:002013-08-17T22:34:33.990-04:00EMI pressings in general are amazing. I'd say...EMI pressings in general are amazing. I'd say that even the EMI releases after the "golden age", those made in the mid-late 60s and 70s, sound great. They have really quite surfaces and incredible clarity and dynamic range on some of them. Color postage stamps and black/white postage stamps can be superb. aqlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158533801520443218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-13975199246720031652013-08-17T22:30:11.018-04:002013-08-17T22:30:11.018-04:00Talking about the Beecham ASD. SAX are a different...Talking about the Beecham ASD. SAX are a different animal. My SAX reissue can have nice bass and a tubey sound on earlier pressings, but they don't have magic of my SAX Peter and Wolf of Magic Notes Karajan Water Music.<br /><br />EMI pressings are amazing. They all have their place, even the late EMI Lyrita pressings. Friend heard Lyrita Harp Concerto I blogged on and wants me to get him a copy.Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-57074969037863947232013-08-17T22:17:42.613-04:002013-08-17T22:17:42.613-04:00If you get the Concert Classic, I'd be interes...If you get the Concert Classic, I'd be interested in hearing how it sounds. I've never done a head to head between a SAX and Concert Classic.aqlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158533801520443218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-17183135168027614392013-08-17T21:57:25.358-04:002013-08-17T21:57:25.358-04:00Checking out the vintage LPs of a local audiophile...Checking out the vintage LPs of a local audiophile and found nothing whatsoever, except low and behold this LP. Listened a bit and it wasn't bad, but strings a little funny/sickly. I'll try to get new friend over next month with the Beecham. At $70 for NM, I'd forego and get the Concert Classic.Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-62236547083540119482013-08-11T11:54:06.073-04:002013-08-11T11:54:06.073-04:00Hit the London blue back of this CS6062. Very nic...Hit the London blue back of this CS6062. Very nice, typical blue back sound with the nice bumped up treble presence which works well enough in the less dynamic passages. However, when the strings get a cranking, the bumped up treble leaves things sounding a bit ragged. Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-61325798584645614862013-08-05T16:47:28.218-04:002013-08-05T16:47:28.218-04:00Thanks! I am becoming a fan of Mr. K on the Colum...Thanks! I am becoming a fan of Mr. K on the Columbia label, so I will keep my eyes peeled for a deal on this.Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-59495708757426486982013-08-05T16:10:32.002-04:002013-08-05T16:10:32.002-04:00I'd recommend not bothering with the Beecham A...I'd recommend not bothering with the Beecham ASD 252. I have it. Beautiful cover and record, but the sound is not very good. Lack of clarity with distortion in loud passages. The CD is far better.aqlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158533801520443218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-29608004166360922272013-08-05T16:08:14.909-04:002013-08-05T16:08:14.909-04:00And then just to confuse every one there is:
SAX25...And then just to confuse every one there is:<br />SAX2566 Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suites 1/2/Carmen: Suite 1 FCC Cluytens CFP 40283 $1200<br /><br />A second pressing that is quite rare and pricey. Here, there is an alternative, CFP 40283. For the LP under review there is only the blue and silver. Audio samples of Cluytens performance:<br />https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=catalogdetail&valbum_code=HD5099970472059<br /><br />These samples don't do it for me. I here Beecham is supposed to be good. Here is 78 rpm sample of the Farandole which does it for me:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BH1dwCE33o<br /><br />And off the Angel version of the LP in review the whole suite 2:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7YfUCAaFEE<br /><br />suite 1 with Mr. K:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZKYXD_YdoE<br /><br />Morel:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc59sC2IJnI<br /><br />I really like the Beecham and may have to check out ASD 252 (also SXLP30276, HQS 1108). For the LP under review here, Billboard called it a "distinguished addition" and gave it 4 stars. I like it.<br />Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.com