THE ORIGINAL SOURCE

Deutsche Grammophon announces the launch of The Original Source - The new audiophile pure analogue vinyl series... Sometimes many years have to pass for old treasures to be rediscovered. For their 125 th anniversary in 2023, Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft will be releasing a very special new series on vinyl: the Original Source Series. For the first time, reissues of legendary recordings from the 1970s have been cut directly from the 4-track ½ inch masters, rather than the stereo ¼ inch tape copies. The result will be the highest-possible, audiophile quality and gives listeners the chance to enjoy this repertoire as never before... However, back in the day, there was no consumer format ready for quadrophonic playback, so DG was producing for the future. The label did release these recordings on regular vinyl LPs in stereo, of course. For this purpose, the engineers had to create a stereo downmix of the 4-track master tape. For the international distribution, DG then made copies of..

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