Explosive grooves...
Closeup of the grooves on a well-worn vinyl pressing of the 1979 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra recording of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture on Telarc Records, catalog number DG-10041.
The producers took the original score very seriously, mixing in cannon fire from authentic 19th-century artillery (and, for the finale, church bells) recoded using the best digital technology for the late 1970s, resulting in the most dynamic recording ever committed to vinyl, a serious challenge to even the best of turntables.
The same recording was later released on CD and SACD with a prominent warning on the front cover, given the ease with which these digitally-recorded cannons can destroy speakers, if not eardrums.
Explosive grooves...
Closeup of the grooves on a well-worn vinyl pressing of the 1979 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra recording of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture on Telarc Records, catalog number DG-10041.
The producers took the original score very seriously, mixing in cannon fire from authentic 19th-century artillery (and, for the finale, church bells) recoded using the best digital technology for the late 1970s, resulting in the most dynamic recording ever committed to vinyl, a serious challenge to even the best of turntables.
The same recording was later released on CD and SACD with a prominent warning on the front cover, given the ease with which these digitally-recorded cannons can destroy speakers, if not eardrums.