EARLY SHEFFIELD S-11 HOOK ORGAN - AWESOME - sealed

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Thomas Murray - THE 1863 HOOK ORGAN, Music of Cesar Franck - Sheffield S-11 - RARE & STUNNING!! - Factory Sealed

There are but few organ records so very special.

Note, please, this is one.

It is, in fact, one of only 6 or 7 vinyl recordings Thomas Murray ever graced us with, deciding instead to take a chair at Yale.

Of note, too, is that this is one of the very first recording efforts of Lincoln Mayorga, who not only dabbled in trying to record an acoustic (rather than a player or instrument) but succeeded mightily, this example among his absolute sonic best.

It was made in the early seventies, when Murray was playing finer, older organs in this country, in particular, this, the E. & G. G. Hook Organ, at Immaculate Conception Church, Boston.

Now, the audio nitty-gritty:

For those unfamiliar with this brand of Sheffield recording, please be aware: Few microphones were used, and much time was spent trying to capture the acoustic, just as it would be heard by a listener in attendance.

Does it succeed? Oh mercy, yes.

But, therein, let's share, that the recording demands that you turn up the volume, higher and higher, until you are very much within the church itself.

It does not fail at this. I dare say, it is one of the best recordings of its kind, and among few that achieves such a result. The playing, as virtuosic as I have witnessed, on any instrument, and the readings, of Cesar Franck's GRAND PIECE SYMPHONIQUE and the FANTAISIE IN A, without question.

A momentous disc, factory sealed, that will first see light of day in your hands. (And one of only a few records, that demands a witness...fully capable of being transported elsewhere.)

Final Note:

The American Guild of Organists calls this Murray series, "the finest organ records of all time."

Come hear why.

For other fine records, TAS picks and hard-to-finds, please see my complete list of offerings here on eBay.

33 RPM, LP