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In Reply to: RE: Correct about Wilma's involvement posted by Pat D on March 24, 2015 at 12:46:01
It's all the more confusing because some of the original 35mm magnetic film masters are now missing! (Or at least they were missing when the CD's and SACD's were produced.) So for instance, on the Byron Janis / Kyril Kondrashin / Moscow PO album of the Prokofiev Third and Rachmaninoff First Concertos, the original recordings were made on 35mm magnetic film - but these masters were missing at the time of the transfer to CD and SACD (truly unbelievable!), so they had to use the backup three-track tape for these works. I haven't heard that the 35mm masters for this recording have been found, so maybe they're lost for good. As I say, it's truly inconceivable that something like this could happen!
In general, I've always felt that Mercury's 35mm magnetic film recordings represented the zenith of that company's recording achievements, giving a more liquid sound compared to what they accomplished with regular magnetic tape, and even sweetening the high frequencies compared to tape. Of course, one's mileage may vary in different rooms, using different systems, etc.
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