EMPIRE - Eine amerikanische Firmenbroschüre aus 1971
Diese Broschüre muß kommentiert werden, weil so viele "Sprüche" viel zu weit hergeholt sind und einfach falsch sind. Anscheinend war es Anfang der 1970er Jahre in den USA noch Usus, die Kunden zu veräppeln. Es gab damals wie heute kein Abtastsystem ohne Rillenverschleiß. Das war einfach nur Unsinn. Zur Einführung geht es hier entlang.
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Hier kommt etwas ganz Besonderes - Platten-Empfehlungen
An Empire guide to sound performance (aus 1970 !!!)
A SAMPLING OF FULL-FREQUENCY STEREO RECORDINGS THAT PROVIDE A TRUE TEST OF STEREO-SYSTEM PERFORMANCE.
Und was sehen wir ? Eine einzige deutsche Polydor Platte -- von James Last 1966 -- ganz unten. Schaun Sie mal rein in unsere Empfehlungen.
Classical and Operatic (Wir sind im Jahr 1970)
| _Titel_________________________________________________ | _Label____ | _Nummer__ |
| Bach: Organ Favorites/E. Power Biggs | Columbia | MS-6261 |
| Bizet: Carmen/Price, Corelli, Merrill, Freni; Vienna Philharmonic, Karajan | RCA Victor | LDS-6164 |
| Brahms: Concerto #2 in B Flat Op. 83, Van Cliburn, Reiner, Chicago Sym. | RCA Victor | LSC-2581 |
| Concertos by Moonlight: Philippe Entremont Ormandy-Phiia. Orch; Bernstein N. Y. Philharmonic | Columbia | MS-7197 |
| Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice/Israel Philharmonic, Solti | London | STS-15005 |
| Gabrielli: The Virtuoso Brass of Three - Great Orchestras/The Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago Brass - Ensembles | Columbia | MS-7209 |
| Hoist: The Planets/New Philharmonia Orchestra | Angel | 36420 |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 1 /Boston Symphony, Leinsdorf | RCA Victor | LSC-2642 |
| Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor / Utah Symphony Orchestra | Vanguard | VCS-10003/4 |
| Mascagni: Cavalieria Rusticana/Tebaldi, Bjoerling | RCA Victor | LSC-6050 |
| Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky/Chicago Symphony, Reiner | RCA Victor | LSC-2395 |
| Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganinni/Op. 43/Boston Pops | RCA Victor | LSC-2678 |
| Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished)/ Pittsburgh Symphony, Steinberg | Command | (S)11017 |
| Stravinsky: Firebird Suite/London Symphony, Stokowski | London | SPC 21026 |
| Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture/Philadelphia Orchestra, Ormandy | Columbia | MS-6073 |
On the Lighter Side (Wir sind im Jahr 1970)
| _Titel_________________________________________________ | _Label____ | _Nummer__ |
| For the First Time/Mario Lanza | RCA Victor | LSC-2338 |
| The Mikado/Gilbert & Sullivan/D'Oyly Carte | Richmond | 62004 |
| Oliver/Original Broadway Cast | RCA Victor | LSOD-2004 |
| Pops Goes The Trumpet/Boston Pops, Fiedler, Al Hirt | RCA Victor | LSC-2729 |
| Pops Roundup/Boston Pops, Fiedler | RCA Victor | LSC-2595 |
| That Philadelphia Sound/Philadelphia Orchestra, Ormandy | Columbia | MXZ-786 |
| 23 Glee Club Favorites/Robert Shaw Chorale | RCA Victor | LSC-2598 |
| West Side Story/Soundtrack | Columbia | OS-2070 |
Jazz, Popular, Vocal and Miscellaneous (Wir sind im Jahr 1970)
| _Titel_________________________________________________ | _Label______ | _Nummer__ |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears | Columbia | CS-9720 |
| Bravo Serrano/Juan Serrano | Elektra | EKS-7275 |
| Cartoons in Stereo | Audio Fidelity | 7008 |
| Fastest Balalaika in the West / Sasha Polinoff | Elektra | EKS-7212 |
| The Forty Minute Raga/Ali Akbar Khan Connoisseur - Society | CS-2008 | |
| Great Songs of Love and Faith / Mahalia Jackson | Columbia | CS-8624 |
| Hail the Conquering Nero/Peter Nero | RCA Victor | LSP-2638 |
| Hair/Original Broadway Cast | RCA Victor | LSO-1150 |
| In The Wind/Peter, Paul and Mary | Warner | (S)1507 |
| The Incredible Carlos Montoya/ | RCA Victor | LSP-2566 |
| Johnny Puleo.and his Harmonica Gang/Volume 2 | Audio Fidelity | 5859 |
| Liza Minnelli | A&M | 4141 |
| Malaguena/Carlos Montoya | RCA Victor | LSP-2380 |
| Music from the Good, The Bad and The Ugly/Hugo Montenegro & his Orchestra | RCA Victor | LSP-3927 |
| Non Stop Dancing '66/James Last Band | Polydor | 237495 |
| Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme / Simon & Garfunkei | Columbia | CS-9363 |
| Saxes Mexicano/Claus Ogerman | RCA Victor | LSP-3640 |
| Sounds Like Herb Alpert & TJBand | A&M | 124 |
| South of the Border/Herb Alpert | A&M | (4) 108 |
| Switched-On Bach | Columbia | MS-7194 |
| Time Out/Dave Brubeck | Columbia | CS-8192 |
| Time Further Out/Dave Brubeck | Columbia | CS-8490 |
| Trombones Unlimited | Liberty | LST-7449 |
| The Wild Bull/Morton Subotnick | Nonesuch | H-71208 |
