LP - Direct-to-Disc - Toshibi-EMI - Jun Fukamachi at Steinway
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As most audiophiles know, records were originally made with the performance being cut directly to the record, starting with the original wax cylinders. Then magnetic tape became the intermediary in the recording process although it was well-recognized that this additional step potentially degraded the best possible sound.
In the late 1960's, the legendary Doug Sax, among others, began to record, once again, going directly from the musicians to the master lacquer, using the highest quality equipment. Sheffield Lab produced some extraordinary-quality direct-to-disc recordings in the decade following.
Japanese musicians and sound engineers, ever the technocrats, soon followed suit. The engineers at EMI must have said, "anything the Americans can do, we can do better". And, in my opinion, they succeeded. Probably one of the principal reasons was that there were little restrictions on the toxic components in the manufacture of PVC, and so they were, out of the gate, able to produce a better quality of vinyl.
The late Jun Fukamachi left an extraordinary body of work that took many years to be appreciated outside of Japan. This album is one of those gems. In my opinion, this was the best of all the EMI Direct-to-Disc recordings that made it to this continent.
This recording is technically superb, (and that's an understatement), and the performance itself is outstanding. I purchased this album new in 1979. This copy was never played. It was the second of two copies that I owned. The plastic seal was opened and I put the vinyl in a high quality aftermarket sleeve that I preferred over the original cardboard. LP contains a 4 page insert that describes the songs, performer, and technical aspects of recording, in addition to the original sleeve. All can be seen in the photos.
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