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List of Recommended RCA LSP’s
By Robert Cohen
Begun 12/8/98
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Last Updated: 12/3/2005 11:36:00 AM
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I have been thinking about doing this for some time, and was finally inspired by a thread on my favorite E-mail list.
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In addition to recommendations from E-mail list members, I have used Roger Gordon’s “Search for the Black Gold”, the Canfield Guide, and the Goldmine Price Guides as references. Only a few of the records on the list are my own personal recommendations, as I have only a small LSP collection (which I hope to rectify over the next couple of yard sale seasons).
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The RCA LSP (Long-Playing Stereo Popular) series ran from LSP-1000 to approximately LSP-4800 (there don’t appear to be any LSP’s between LSP-1002 and LSP-1400). The Dynagrooves kicked in pretty seriously around LSP-2700, so I have arbitrarily decided that LSP-2700 is the cut-off number for this list, although I may expand this to LSP-3000 at some point. The higher numbers would be another project entirely. Also, in the spirit of consistency, I have included no LSO’s, or Camden CAS’s. The LSO’s ( Long-Playing Stereo Original Casts) would also be an entirely different project.
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For a record to be included on this list, it must meet Roger Gordon’s criterion of “LP’s that have above average sound and/or performance” (with the exception of a few very interesting novelty albums thrown in). I think this criterion will be more valid as the list evolves.
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There seems to be some consensus that the engineer and recording venue are highly correlated with the sound quality of the LSP’s (as they are with the classical LSC’s), so I am including Engineer and Recording Venue if available. There are lots of blanks here, so I need your help to fill them in. If you have the record, and the information is on the jacket, or you know this information from some other source, please E-mail it to me.
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Also, I’d like to keep adding to this list until it is somewhat definitive, so please E-mail me with your additions. If you feel strongly that a particular recording doesn’t belong on the list, please let me know, but give me a good reason. Finally, there are no doubt numerous errors in this draft. If you see one, please let me know.
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The following members of Phonogram, the record collectors e-mail forum, have made important contributions to this list: Tony Almeida, Fred Dalrymple, Dennis Davis, Richard Foster, Hans Froling, Phil Hargis, Chaz Jenkins, Roy Massey and Robert Merker.
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Thanks in advance for your help.
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Email Bob at bob@deadwaxcafe.com with any additional comments, corrections, or additions.
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