I would say that Gabor was indeed the first to record an orchestra in
stereo with the intentions of release, even though the immediate
result was mono, unless you were in the market for open reel tapes. As a
Cincinnati music guy, you can't imagine how grateful I am that
those Gabors include stereo recordings of the Cincinnati Symphony under
Thor Johnson with the Helsinki University Choir; I played part
of "The Origin of Fire" at a lecture I gave about a year ago on the history
of recording in Cincinnati. Varèse Sarabande issued these recordings
on LP in around 1979; while I am often disappointed by the tickiness of V/S
LPs at least they put these recordings out there, in stereo, and
they are not now lost, or compromised, like so many of Gabor's other
undertakings.
Thanks!
David N. Lewis
Hamilton, OH
On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 1:39 PM, Dave Burnham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Even before Blumlein?
>
> db
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 12, 2015, at 1:22 PM, John Haley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for a most interesting discussion of this oddball LP, Dave.
> >
> > Gabor's efforts are fascinating, especially in in the classical arena.
> So
> > many of the people he recorded were important. And sometimes his records
> > can be restored well, although often they are awful sounding.
> >
> > Bruil's website is a treasure trove of info.
> >
> > A few years ago, I myself tried to track down what happened to the
> > Remington master tapes, and what I learned, from someone who knew Gabor
> and
> > knew the story, is exactly what you have set forth. Most of the master
> > tapes must be presumed gone.
> >
> > An interesting footnote is that Gabor was the first to record an
> orchestra
> > in stereo, not one of the major labels like RCA.
> >
> > Best, John
> >
> >
> >> On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 12:29 PM, David Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> on Masterseal, Don Gabor's late cheap LP product line, and a mysterious
> >> release which I've worked out save one track.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://uncledavelewis.wordpress.com/2015/09/12/cracking-the-continental-code/
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >>
> >> David Neal Lewis
> >> Hamilton, OH
> >>
>
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