Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , John Phillips
wrote:


Recordings from the late 50s can vary from excellent to execrable. But,
I am actually listening right now to some 1955 vintage Wagner (Decca).
It's miraculously good.

Although I am not a fan of Wagner, I'd agree with the general point. Two of
the best stereo recordings I've recently acquired on CD are

1) A Prokofiev/Tchaikovsky CfP CD (Prokofiev 1st & 7th, etc). These were
amongst the first commercial stereo recordings EMI made, in 1955. Sounds
superb.

2) A Szell/Cleveland collection on CBS, Includes recordings like one of the
Pictures at an Exhibition (1963) and Capriccio Espagnol (1958) that also
sound excellent.

And here's another recent purchase with substandard sound quality:
http://www.emiclassics.co.uk/release.php?id=12886

Of course there are many excellent older recordings but the duff ones
are the ones you remember....

--
Eiron.