Jerome, thanks for the thorough and well thought out comparison. Even if it was a little off the track for this thread I think it was worth the brief diversion.
And not back to our regularly scheduled thread.... already in progress
Toscanini and the Philharmonic-symphony of New York, Sorcerer's Apprentice-dukas, Semiramide Overture-rossini, Latraviata: Preludes to Acts 1 & 3-verdi, Siegfried Idyll-wagner
RCA Camden LP
The surface was a bit rough and noisy but if you can get past that the SQ us surprisingly good and the performance is well... Toscanini, whatmore needs to be said.