- Tue Oct 18, 2016 2:15 pm
#88190
I own the original 1958 mono release, the 1977 Mercury "golden imports" stereo and the Doxy bootleg from the "Alfred Hitchcock's movie soundtracks" Box.
The 1958 Decca has been a collector's item since forever, and a good copy will set you back a pretty penny.
The sound quality on this is o.k., it's a bit dated: Mono, mid-centric sounding, cut very hot and the pressing , and is a bit noisy.
(I got a sealed NOS copy for my birthday a few years ago, so my copy isn't worn or damaged)
It is also a very risky buy: a lot of 1950's record's have been played on very primitive turntables with saphire stlyii tracking at 10 grams; They often look fine but in a lot of cases they are completely ruined/worn. (Never buy a visually graded 1950's record)
The 1977 Mercury "golden imports" sounds fantastic, the pressing quality is great, it's stereo, and it costs a fraction of the 1958 Mono.
The Doxy sounds o.k. but it's probably just a Cd-rip.
Unless you are a diehard collector/fan/completist I'd say it's an easy choice: Track down a M- copy of the 1977 mercury "Golden imports"
A non-vinyl tip is the CD tat came with Douglas Gordon's book "Feature Film".
The book is a useless art-book with blurry photograps of the conductor's hands, but the CD is a magnificent re-recording by James Conlon. (Be careful when buying this, always ask if the CD is still inside before buying)
Last edited by Pain_Bubbles on Wed Oct 19, 2016 7:40 am, edited 1 time in total.
