This is the RCA Red Seal edition, released in 1990, of the The Complete Caruso. It contains everything extant that Enrico Caruso recorded from 1902 to 1920, and of its 238 tracks, all but 30 were made at great expense by Victor Talking Machine, RCA's predecessor. Even by the appearance of The Complete Caruso RCA Red Seal has made its initial investment back many times over on Caruso's recordings, but this is the first time the company has ever attempted to market them within the confines of a single package, this one ...
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This is the RCA Red Seal edition, released in 1990, of the The Complete Caruso. It contains everything extant that Enrico Caruso recorded from 1902 to 1920, and of its 238 tracks, all but 30 were made at great expense by Victor Talking Machine, RCA's predecessor. Even by the appearance of The Complete Caruso RCA Red Seal has made its initial investment back many times over on Caruso's recordings, but this is the first time the company has ever attempted to market them within the confines of a single package, this one containing 12 CDs. The transfers date from the 1970s and 1980s, made with the "Soundstream" process developed by Thomas Stockham. This technique puts Caruso's voice front and center, with little or no regard to the instruments behind him, and removes a high amount of surface noise. Caruso's voice, always loud and clear on his recordings, is the main focus, and the band sounds a little boxy and indistinct. The Soundstream transfers, while certainly emphasizing the star of the show, overall...
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