Hot Stamper Pressings of the Music of Sibelius Available Now
UPDATE 2024
We played a 4S/1S copy of this record, VICS 1069, and thought it sounded terrible.
It was flat and bright with splashy cymbals and crude brass.
Even if we assume the copy we played many years ago could have been much better than this latest pressing — which is doubtful but certainly possible — there is no reason to pursue this version of the album when there are known top quality pressings of this very same performance on Decca.
Our Old Review
DEMO QUALITY SOUND and quiet surfaces too.
I don’t know when I’ve heard this album with better sound. This one may be better than the best Shaded Dog for all I know — it’s that good.
You’ll notice that there is a copy of this very same record on the website for $1.99. That one sounds dull. I don’t think you’ll be able to find a better sounding copy of this record than the pressing we are selling here, because it really is an exceptionally good sounding record. If it weren’t, it would be more like $1.99.