Alexander Gibson , Royal Opera House Orchestar – Gounod: Ballet Music From Faust & Bizet : Carmen : Suite (200g LP)

Analogue Productions – AAPC 2449 – 200 Gram Virgin Vinyl
AAA 100% Analogue – Mastered By Bernie Grunman – LSC-2449 RCA Living Stereo
Limited Edition – Pressed at QRP Quality Record Pressings
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Widely regarded as one of the great RCAs. Alexander Gibson conducts the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden, performing ballet music from Charles Gounod’s Faust and Georges Bizet’s Carmen Suite. Featuring orchestral highlights from Faust and Carmen, the later selections on Side 2 are nothing short of spectacular. Outstanding clarity and stereo stage. Transparency and imaging is superb.
Coming on the heels of Analogue Productions’ recently announced Decca Classical SACD series of 9 famed iconic classical titles, these 12 RCA Europe titles are some of the most sought-after by collectors. Hard-to-find original mint condition pressings fetch premium prices. And now they’re getting the much-lauded Analogue Productions reissue treatment! AP has remastered these historic recordings from the original master tapes. The majority of the titles were remastered by renowned European mastering engineer Willem Makkee.

Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London
Producer: Ray Minshull
Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

Analogue Productions decided for this reissue to press from the Bernie Grundman parts that were used earlier for the Classic Records edition.
Plated and pressed by Quality Record Pressings
Tip-on jacket by Stoughton Printing
Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London