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1) Where did they get that collection of LPs covers with excessively worn spines?
2) Why are most of the LP cover spines LM (RCA LP Mono) instead of LSC (RCA Living Stereo)
3) And the most readable LP spine shown on the SACD spine is LM instead of LSC, why is this?I do not nor have I ever owned an LP with the type of worn spine and spinal damage as show on the front and back covers of the RCA Living Stereo SACDs.
If anyone knows why RCA did this please let me know. I love the inexpensive prices of the RCA Living Stereo SACDs and their excellent sound but why the worn ugly looking LPs making the SACD graphics look like amateur poor art? This has always puzzled me.
"Music is love"
Teresa
Follow Ups:
I do not know why they use the cover art, but I do have hundreds of LSC and LM and, even with a lot of care, some are a little worn.I do like the cover, It reminds me of my own collection...
The fact that some of the covers are worn doesn't bother me, but it is weird that many (or most) of the visible spines are LM (mono) and not LSC (stereo). I also remember seeing this photo somewhere else (in an early advertisement, I think) where ALL the spines were shown, and there were clearly non-RCA LPs in the collection. They've since been Photoshoped-out for the SACD covers.And have you noticed that many of the photos of the original LP covers (of the main work(s) on the SACD) are fuzzy reproductions of the original LS RBCD releases? Take the Munch/Ravel collection for example--the LS RBCD cover art is crisp and clear, while the same art on the SACD cover is fuzzy and indistinct.
I know, I know--there are better things to obsess about (and I don't even notice these things now), but graphic design, especially when it comes to CD/LP covers, is one of my major areas of interest.
Russell
I can't believe the cavil about this. I thought those spines are normal and to me they're not particularly worn. Covers don't reliably indicate how the LP is anyway.I usually pick the nicest ones I can and have even bought more than one thrift copy of a record I love, so that I can have a good cover.
Have you now ventured back into RCA? You swore you only were going for Telarcs ("this time around").
I haven't ventured back into RCA Living Stereo SACD, as I do prefer the Classic Records LPs with the original covers, the "shaded dog" logo, the deeper and more powerful bass, more impact on high percussion strikes and their larger soundstage. I just hate paying $30.00 for an LP that has ½ the playing time of a $10.00 SACD! Oh, well!So for now at least it's Classic Records and Speaker's Corner for RCA Living Stereo and Mercury Living Presence.
I have 47 SACDs so far, 35 are Telarcs and 12 are other labels:
Abkco Records - 1
Audio Fidelity - 1
BIS - 1
Chesky - 1
Concord - 2
Groove Note - 1
harmonia mundi FRANCE - 1
Koch Records - 1
Linn Records - 1
Sony Classical -1
Telarc - 35
Top Music High Quality Master Recording - 1Here are my SACDs so far:
Title / Artist / Label
AFTERMATH - The Rolling Stones Abkco Records 94762BALLET FAVORITES - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60625
BARTOK: Concerto for Orchestra / LUTOSLAWSKI: Concerto for Orchestra; Fanfare for Louisville - Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60618
BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique - Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60578
BERNARD HERRMANN: The Film Scores - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic - Sony Classical 20 Bit SS-62700
BIG PICTURE - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc 20 Bit SACD-60437
BIZET: Carmen: Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / GRIEG: Peer Gynt Suite / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Russian Easter Overture / SATIE: Gymnopédies Nos. 1 & 3 / BORODIN: In The Steppes of Central Asia; Nocturne - Leonard Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra - Telarc Soundstream SACD-60655
BRITTEN: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra; Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes" / ELGAR: Enigma Variations - Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60660
CELTIC SPECTACULAR - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60571
CHESKY: Flute Concerto; Violin Concerto; The Girl from Guatemala - Anthony Aibel, Area 31 - Chesky SACD-288
CLASSICS AT THE POPS - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60595
CONCORD JAZZ SUPER AUDIO CD SAMPLER - Various Artists - Concord Jazz SACD-1032-6
COPLAND: Fanfare; Rodeo; Appalachian Spring / HINDEMITH: Symphonic Metamorphosis - Louis Lane, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Telarc Soundstream SACD-60648
DEBUSSY: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune; Nocturnes; La Mer; Berceuse héroïque - Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60617
DUKAS: Sorcerer’s Apprentice; La Péri; Symphony in C - Jesús López-Cobos, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD CD-80515-SA
EPICS - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60600
FILM MUSIC OF JERRY GOLDSMITH - Jerry Goldsmith, London Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60433
GLIÈRE: Symphony No. 3 "Il'ya Murometz” - Leon Botstein, London Symphony Orchesta - Telarc DSD SACD-60609
GOT SWING! - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60592
GREAT FILM FANTASIES - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60664
GRIEG: Norwegian Dances, Symphonic Dances, Lyric Suite Ole Kristian Ruud, Bergen Philharmonmic Orchesta - BIS Records DSD SACD-1291
HIGDON: City Scape; Concerto for Orchesta - Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60620
HOVHANNES: Mysterious Mountains Gerald Schwarz, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic - Telarc DSD SACD-60604
LA FOLIA DE LA SPAGNA - Gregorio Paniagua, Atrium Musicae de Madrid - harmonia mundi FRANCE HMC 801050 (Note this just came out on LP by Speakers Corner)
LISZT: Dante Symphony; Tasso, Lamento e trionfo Leon Botstein, London Symphony Orchesta - Telarc DSD SACD-60613
MAN OF THE WORLD: Reflections on Peter Green - Various Artists - Audio Fidelity AFZ-011
MEGA MOVIES - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60535
MUSIC OF THE BEATLES - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60540 (Note I also have The Beatles: Love on DVD-Audio)
MUSWELL HILLBILLIES - The Kinks - Koch Records VEL SC-79801
NEVER-ENDING WALTZ - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60668
NICE 'N' EASY: Celebrating Sinatra - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60532
ON BROADWAY - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60498
ORFF: Carmina Burana - Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchesta & Chorus - Telarc Soundstream SACD-60056
POULENC: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani / PETIT: Concertino for Organ, Strings and Percussion / BARBER: Toccata Festiva for Organ and Orchestra Weir, Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra - Linn Records CKD 180
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet: Complete Suites from the Ballet - Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60597
RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2; Scherzo; Aleko Dances - Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60670
RAINBOW BODY - Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60596
ROUND-UP - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc PCM SACD-60141
RUSSIAN NIGHTS - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60657
SCARY MUSIC - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60580
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 / TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet - Lorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra - Telarc Soundstream SACD-60561
STRAVINSKY: Petrouchka; Scherzo à la russe; The Firebird Suite - Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60587
TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture; Polonaise and Waltz from "Eugene Onegin"; Capriccio Italien; Marche Slave; Festival Coronation March; Cossack Dance from "Mazeppa" - Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60541
TRUE AUDIOPHILE: The Best of Groove Note - Various Artists - Groove Note GRV1036-3
TURINA: Danzas Fantasticas; La Procesion del Rocio; Sinfonia Sevillana / DEBUSSY: Ibéria from "Images for Orchestra" - Jesús López-Cobos, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Telarc DSD SACD-60574
ULTIMATE MANCINI - Monica Mancini, Patrick Williams, Ultimate Mancini Orchestra - Concord Records DSD SACD-1034-6
VULTURES - Joe Weed - Highland Records / Top Music High Quality Master Recording SACD 1028.2
"Music is love"
Teresa
and so get more attention for their products on boards like this one.
I like the look of the worn spines and I'm sure it was purposely done.I think the point was to remind people of how old these recordings are and that there's a sense of nostalgia, romance and history to them. It also adds to the reality that the best recordings are the ones whose LP's get handled the most and result in a lot of wear and tear.
: )
they were going for an authentic looking record collection. not all people have pristine collections.
...regards...tr
Teresa,You have lived a sheltered life when it comes to record cover spines. I have around two dozen records whose spines are shredded from cats sharpening their claws on them. (Not by my cats; these are LPs I've been given.) I've also seen similar damage in other people's homes. They are so shot that one can't even tell what the records are from the side.
that the SACD owner now has in his/her hands, a cheap "mint copy" of these classic LPs that, for the most part, for mere mortals, can only be found today in tattered and/or well used condition?
good observation I never thought of it from that angle.
"Music is love"
Teresa
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