![]() Meanwhile, below is the section from that Stereophile column covering those out of print labelographies (though the old contact info is in the text body, do not use it to attempt to reach the author!): Two of those were covered in a 2002 Analog Corner. 2017 340 pp, listings of about thirty labels, around 125 pages of colors photos, + discographys of 19 legendary French artists. "The Golden Book of Classical LP record - French issues " - limited ed. Harari's curation but the book is a welcome addition to the various discographies I've acquired over the years, most of which, inexplicably in this "vinyl resurgence" age are no longer in print (if you are interested in acquiring a copy go to the French Record Company website linked at the top of this story). Not being at all an expert here, I cannot comment on the book's completeness or other aspects of Mr. There are 207 reproductions of the highly regarded Ducretet-Thompson label for instance. The pictures are certainly useful for choosing what you might wish to search for and buy on the Internet. ![]() Of course there's also a great deal to be said for hearing French musicians playing the music of the great French composers like Debussy, Chabrier, Milhaud, Lalo and others.Ī casual flip through the book delivers the exquisite visual goods, many of which in their 12x12 editions would be more than suitable for framing, though the quality of the approximately 1.5"x 1.5" cover reproductions, while mostly very good, is more serviceable than framable. Harari claims for the country's labels during its "golden age". Meyer, whose previously un-released 1958 recording for the Les Discophiles Francais label (DF 211-212) featured the kind of superb packaging and excellent sound quality Mr. While many collectors rightly obsess over the British classical music labels (EMI, DECCA, etc.) French labels like Ducretet-Thompson, Belvedere Tudor, ERATO, Le club Francaise du disque, ORTF, L'Oiseau Lyre and many others have their own strong followings and collectibility for reasons that include smaller press runs and thus rarity, luxurious sleeves and boxes often illustrated by famous painters, and of course talented if lesser known artists like the aforementioned Ms. French Record Company founder and musicologist Jean-Marc Harari, (who is also a conductor and alumnus of the Paris National Conservatory and whose initial all-analog release, the "ERC exquisite" Marcelle Meyer Plays Debussy was recently reviewed on this website), has compiled this multi-language illustrated discography covering the "golden age" of the French classical music record industry.
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