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60th anniversary of the modern stereo record

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There's an ongoing debate about what was the first modern stereo record, but it seems to be Emory Cook's double-track "binaural" records pressed in 1952. These were recorded on a Cook-modified Magnecord PT-6 tape recorder at least a year before any of the major labels started recording in stereo (RCA's great stereo tapes of Fritz Reiner were made in 1954). The exception was Atlantic's 1952 recording of Wilbur de Paris, and that New York recording was engineered by Emory Cook himself at the request of Tom Dowd. It was transferred to disk and pressed using the Cook "binaural" system, and was reportedly a flop because of the need for a modified, dual-cartridge, tonearm.

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Just to add to the confusion..... - rlindsa 07:06:42 09/23/12 (0)
Here's an article on various "other than monaural" recording techniques.

Here's another one:

http://benbeck.co.uk/firsts/sound2.htm

rlindsa
- Various "stereo" recordings (Open in New Window)
Thank you! NT - tesla 06:36:10 09/23/12 (0)
NT
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