Hot Stamper Pressings of Orchestral Spectaculars Available Now
We introduced our most recent shootout winning copy of The Reiner Sound from 1958 this way:
The Reiner Sound returns to the site for the first time in years, here with big, bold, dynamic Triple Plus (A+++) Living Stereo sound throughout this original Shaded Dog pressing.
These are just a few of the things we had to say about this amazing copy in our notes: “fully extended up top”…”sweet and rich”…”supremely dynamic and spacious!!!” (side one)…”massive and tubey and 3D”…”like no other” (side two)…”explosive finish.”
These sides are doing everything right – they’re rich, clear, undistorted, open, spacious, and have depth and transparency to rival the best recordings you may have heard.
This record will have you asking why so few Living Stereo pressings actually do what this one does.
The more critical listeners among you will recognize that this is a very special copy indeed.
Everyone else will just enjoy the hell out of it.
And here are the notes to prove it!
Side one was at least 3+.
- Lots of tape hiss
- The top end really extends
- Sweet and spacious dynamic peaks, and rich
- Supremely dynamic and spacious
Side two was right up there with it:
- Massive and tubey and three-dimensional
- Very full and dynamic
- The explosive finish is like no other