Rarest RCA LIVING STEREO

Anna Hogg

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Dec 17, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/17/97

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Do any of you fellas know what is the rarest RCA Living Stereo Record?

Thanks, and Happy Holidays.

Anna

Jack D. Hill

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Dec 17, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/17/97

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Anna Hogg wrote:
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> Do any of you fellas know what is the rarest RCA Living Stereo Record?
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> Thanks, and Happy Holidays.
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> Anna

RCA LDS-6065 Royal Ballet Gala Performances w. Ansermet conducting

or

a 1S/1S matrix of
RCA LSC-2436 Respighi - Pines of Rome/Fountains of Rome Reiner/CSO

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Jack Hill

AudioMaven

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Dec 18, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/18/97

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>Do any of you fellas know what is the rarest RCA Living Stereo Record?

Not to sound egotistical but I'd vote for the couple I'm missing or took
forever to find:

LSC 1893 Daphnis and Chloe, and Reiner's 1812.

But there are some others that are rare too!

Myles Astor
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Rey Barry

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Dec 18, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/18/97

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Jack, any thoughts on the rarity of Bartok Concerto For Orch., Reiner/CSO.
LSC-1934.

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Greg Ellis

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Dec 18, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/18/97

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> Anna Hogg wrote:
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Didn't TAS publish an article a few years back regarding this?
I believe the article stated that the rarest of them all was
titled 'Christmas With Grandma Moses'. I myself do not know
anything about the album, and I don't have the article handy
at the moment. Maybe someone else can elaborate.

Greg Ellis

ValinFi

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Dec 19, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/19/97

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As Jack Hill reported, the Ansermet box (LDS-6065) is the rarest (and
far and away the most expensive) of the heavyweights. Some other
orchestral rarities include the 1s/1s Pines, the 10s/11s Gaite, a
pristine copy of the Brew, LSC-2449, LSC-2400 (Fistoulari conducting
ballet music from operas), Munch's first Daphnis, Reiner's first Also
Sprach, LSC-2396 (the Beethoven Third concerto with Graffman [not a
great-sounding disc, BTW]), LSC-2625 (the Milhaud Creation du monde),
and the Reiner 1812. Although they don't have the same cachet among
audiophiles, some of RCA's chamber recordings are every bit as rare
and well-recorded as the big stuff. Look in particular for anything
with the Festival Quartet. Indeed, LSC-2330, the Brahms' Third Piano
Quartet, is one of the greatest of Shaded Dogs (and the Faure and
Schubert discs by the same folks aren't far behind).

SDuraybito

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Dec 19, 1997, 3:00:00 AM12/19/97

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>Do any of you fellas know what is the rarest RCA Living Stereo Record?

An UNPLAYED 1s/1s Pines of Rome (LSC-2436) . To my knowledge, none
exist.

Siegfried

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