OLD-1: Living Presence High Fidelity Demonstration - The Finest In High Fidelity Orchestral Recording
![[Front Cover]](img/OLD1_Fs.png)
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Label Type : | maroon Mercury Olympian Series Long Playing High Fidelity | |
| Matrix Number : | SIDE-A | OLD 1A MF10 #3 | |
| SIDE-B | OLD 1B MF6 #6 | ||
Comments
7-inch 33rpm LP.
with gatefold paper insert.
Inside The Groove
A little compilation LP containing excerpt of Mercury Living Presence releases.
Personal Impression (and brief notes)
Judging from the contents, this little LP was released circa 1953-1954, for sales promotion.
Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)
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Track Listing
| SIDE-A | ||||
| A-1 | MOUSSORGSKY-RAVEL: Pictures At An Exhibition Promenade and Gnome (pt.) |
Chicago Symphony, Rafael Kubelic | - | from MG-50000 |
| A-2 | RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade 3rd Movement (pt.) |
Minneapolis Symphony, Antal Dorati | - | from MG-50009 |
| A-3 | HANSON: Symphony No.4 - Scherzo | Eastman-Rochester Symphony, Howard Hanson | - | from MG-40004 |
| SIDE-B | ||||
| B-1 | RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio Espagnol - Albarada | Detroit Symphony, Paul Paray | - | from MG-50020 |
| B-2 | HINDEMITH: Symphonic Metamorphoses On Themes Of Weber 2nd Movement (pt.) |
Chicago Symphony, Rafael Kubelic | - | from MG-50024 |
| B-3 | COPLAND: Symphony No.3 - Fanfare | Minneapolis Symphony, Antal Dorati | - | from MG-50018 |
Personnel
See each original release.
Jackets
| Front | Back |
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![[OLD-1 FRONT]](img/OLD1_F.png) |
![[OLD-1 BACK]](img/OLD1_B.png) |
Labels
| Side A | Side B |
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![[OLD-1 A]](img/OLD1A.png) |
![[OLD-1 B]](img/OLD1B.png) |
Paper Insert
| Page 1 (Front) | Page 4 (Back) |
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![[OLD-1 INSERT A]](img/OLD1_LNA.png) |
![[OLD-1 INSERT B]](img/OLD1_LNB.png) |