Villa-Lobos: The Little Train Of The Caipira Lacquers Box Set

$

103

SS: Still Sealed
Label: Everest
Catalog Number: SDBR 3041
Product Condition: M/ Mint

You're bidding on Heitor Villa-Lobos and Alberto Ginastera's  "Villa-Lobos: The Little Train Of The Caipira" Original Master Lacquers which were cut from master tapes provided to Classic Records by Everest for the LP reissue, with only one set (1 of 1) of lacquers (1 per LP side - 2 sides: A, B) cut.

One of a kind original master lacquers cut from the original master tapes and used by Classic Records to produce stampers that pressed their vinyl reissue editions.
Here's how it works: In real time, the master tape was running along with the cutting lathe cutting the groove modulations in the master lacquer.  The master lacquer was then electroplated and produced a Master plate used ultimately to make stampers that press vinyl records.  Once the master lacquer has made its metal master it can still be played like an LP and represents the CLOSEST transfer to the original master tape used to cut it!  The sound of lacquer is as close to the sound of the master tape as you can ever get - with the least amount of information lost in the transfer and the highest fidelity.  The master lacquer of a Classic Records title offers the ultimate collectible given there is only one set per title*.  For these special editions, the master lacquers have been delicately trimmed down from 14" to 12" in diameter so that they can be played back on any modern turntable.  Each disc is single sided and perfectly flat for playback sound that is nothing short of breathtaking.  Each set is packaged in its own custom box and sealed and numbered to preserve their collectibility.  This is a rare opportunity to procure a genuine, one of a kind collectible that will only grow in value over time because, there will only ever be ONE* of them - period!

In 1960, David Hall, who wrote the original liner notes for this Everest 35MM recording had this to say about the Villa Lobos composition / Everest Recording: " In recent years, hi-fi fans have delighted in the realistic recordings of big steam locomotives and other railway sounds. For some, it is more thrilling to have a fast freight roaring through the living room than to hear the music of Beethoven or Tchaikovsky. Here, though, is a tailor made for both the audiophile and music lover. With Everest's startlingly lifelike sound, coupled with the vivid imagination of Villa-Lobos, you can hear a musical train come to life on your phonograph." The Little train of the Caipira was inspired by a ride that Villa-Lobos took in 1931 on a train that was transporting berry-pickers and farm laborers between villages in the Brazilian province of Sao Paolo. Within and hour he had completed the last movement (toccata) and that very night he and his wife played the movement on cello and piano.
Alberto Ginastera, Argentina's most celebrated composers, wrote "Estancia", a one act Ballet in five movements, as a commissioned composition in 1941. It was not performed in ballet form, however, until 1952 in Buenos Aires. "Panambi" composed in 1936, and another ballet suite in five movements, is based on a South American Indian legend. Its primitive element is most spectacularly evident in the second movement which is scored for percussion and brass only and in the last movement "Dance of the Warriors" which works up to a tremendous final climax.
The lacquers were cut directly from the original 35MM tapes though Classic's "all tube" cutting system by Bernie Grundman.

This set is packaged in a white special edition box and each lacquer comes in a white jacket. Original jacket is also included as a bonus. Jacket in mint condition.

*Ocassionally, a title will have more than one set of lacquers as noted in the description.

ULTRA RARE item... Good luck!

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