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FIRST EVER RELEASE OF THE ANALOGUE SAFETY MASTERS OF THIS EARLY DIGITAL RECORDING
Pressed at Pallas on 180g virgin vinyl, these limited-edition deluxe gatefold releases will feature: the original artwork and liner notes; archival photos and facsimiles of original recording session sheets. Each individual release includes bespoke notes detailing the history of the recording, the technical background and the mastering process.
The 1979 New Years Day Concert in Vienna proved to be a watershed moment both musically and technically. It was both the end of an era for Willi Boskovsky, the Wiener Philharmonikers longstanding concertmaster, and the dawn of a new age in recording technology. Long fted as Deccas first digitally recorded release, recent research has unearthed a set of -inch two-track analogue safety masters which have remained undisturbed in Universal Musics vaults for almost half a century until today.
Decca had made a huge investment in the new digital technology and with this at stake, it wasnt just precautionary to run trusted analogue machines in parallel with digital, it was essential. This dual approach was used throughout the late 1970s and into the early 1980s. Decca was not alone. Most famously, perhaps, the 1981 Glenn Gould Goldberg Variations was recorded by CBS both digitally and in analogue. Indeed, since the 2002 State of Wonder reissue, the analogue tapes have always been preferred.
This is a riotous issue This is truly a demonstration record in every way. Gramophone, 1979
Side A
J. Strauss I: Loreley-Rheinklnge, Waltz, Op. 154
J. Strauss II: Bitte schn!, Polka franaise, Op. 372
E. Strauss: Ohne Bremse, Polka schnell, Op. 238
J. Strauss II: Wein, Weib und Gesang, Waltz, Op. 333
Josef Strauss: Die Emancipierte, Polka-mazurka, Op. 282
Side B
Ziehrer: Hereinspaziert, Op. 518
Supp: Die schne Galathee, Overture
J. Strauss II: Bei uns zHaus, Waltz, Op. 361
Side C
Josef Strauss: Moulinet, Polka franaise, Op. 57
J. Strauss II: Tik-Tak, Polka schnell, Op. 365
J. Strauss II & Josef Strauss: Pizzicato Polka
Josef Strauss: Rudolfsheimer, Polka schnell, Op. 152
Josef Strauss: Sphrenklnge, Waltz, Op. 235
Side D
J. Strauss II: Auf der Jagd, Polka, Op. 373
Auf der Jagd Zugabe (encore)
J. Strauss II: Leichtes Blut, Polka schnell, Op. 319
J. Strauss II: An der schnen blauen Donau, Waltz, Op. 314
J. Strauss I: Radetzky March, Op. 228
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