My experience with the old ones- pre Dynagroove US RCAs was generally that they sounded 'soft' and did not have prominent bass, but very natural sounding strings, horns, massed instruments sounded anything but harsh- but more surface noise than other comparable vintage records, eg Living Presence, Londons, etc.
I think the reissues by Classic make buying some of the older ones less compelling, if only because of less noise. Years ago, when the Chesky reissues were the ticket, a friend and I did some direct comparisons and found that we liked the sound of the early "White Dog" best- don't remember which recordings, though.
RCA had some novelty records in the period, too- including all the Hugo Winterhalter, Music for a ____, and other (Esquivel) that were fun.
I have tons of 'em.
I think the reissues by Classic make buying some of the older ones less compelling, if only because of less noise. Years ago, when the Chesky reissues were the ticket, a friend and I did some direct comparisons and found that we liked the sound of the early "White Dog" best- don't remember which recordings, though.
RCA had some novelty records in the period, too- including all the Hugo Winterhalter, Music for a ____, and other (Esquivel) that were fun.
I have tons of 'em.