In Reply to: Well, of course the RCAs and Mercury's have been the focus of audiophile labels posted by Analog Scott on June 15, 2016 at 09:37:50:
for me, and others, there is a extra value in hearing a conductor or soloist who personally knew and worked with Rachmaninoff, Mahler, Strauss, Bartok, Prokofiev, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, etc.
I wouldn't try to argue that those recordings are "better" than newer ones, though.
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