Harry Belafonte - Belafonte At Carnegie Hall [RCA LIVING STEREO VINYL]

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Setup /Software Used:
VPI Prime Scout Turntable
Soundsmith Aida Cartridge
Tube Box S Phono Stage (with Telefunken NOS tubes)
Recorded with Cannon Rebel Camera and Blue Snowball Mic
Edited in Adobe Premiere

[@barroda55able]

Terrific mastering 60 years old

[@briansimpson8116]

My grandfather won a grammy for best engineering for this album. If this is from 1959. No idea if Belefonte recorded at Carnegie Hall more than once.

[@RobConstantine]

awesome! Going to buy the Analog Productions release soon :-)

[@ThePressingMatters]

I'm a big fan of your grandfathers work for RCA. Excellent work!

[@RockOfVictory]

Yes, this is the Grammy-winning 1959 concert. Sounds fantastic!

[@edwardfox9743]

There ought to be a documentary about your grandfather and all of the people who engineered these Living Stereo recordings. So pioneering. This one takes the cake though. What amazing work - even 70 years later.

[@TheOwenstube]

Superb equipment and repro. BTW this was the first true stereo recording of Belafonte doing Banana Boat Song. The original hit version was in mono only.

[@eddasimon1427]

To me Harry Belafonte is the best all- rounder, admire him❤️🌹🍀

[@BigBoss87KR]

Such an amazing sound quality! I'm able to hear the public too. And obviously great song and great artist! Congrats for your equipment

[@TheOwenstube]

The first great live album, recorded and mixed with painstaking care. This LP presented the first true stereo version of “Banana Boat Song (Day-O),” the second track heard here. Great turntable setup btw.

[@sidvicious3129]

There is just something about a VPI. Stunning sound and music.

[@MrVinylObsessive]

Long time no see... As always, stunningly beautiful music and a special sound. Loved the video too! BTW, on some of my recent videos i also used a Pro-ject Tube Box S.

[@Stereophonic33]

Always nice to hear from you too! (Also, the Project Tube Box S is stunning for its price. You can really hear it.)

[@donunus]

Is this what that is? Project Tubebox?

[@MARTIN201199]

@@Stereophonic33 @MrVinylObsessive I’m glad to be subscribed to both of you.

[@jameschavez6400]

Very interesting. R c a living Sterio -also available on west side story soundtrack album ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4star vinyl

[@arnaudrayet2655]

OVNI!!!!! Great record! M.Harry Belafonte is in my living room.

[@Stereophonic33]

Thanks! What kind of system do you have?

[@arnaudrayet2655]

Speaker => Davis Acoustics Olympia 3 DAC => Audio GD DAC 19 Amp => Audio GD master 10

[@MARTIN201199]

@@Stereophonic33 an iPad Air 2 and the sound is Grrrrreat

[@MARTIN201199]

Proud that at least some of my genes come from Africa

[@ernestodomaneschi2909]

I love RCA

[@ilovehifi]

5:18 Day-O 😊

[@patricetoutou9686]

superbe ! bravo .

[@MARTIN201199]

Could you please upload the whole concert?

[@Manufacture4less]

That is a Soundsmith Aida cartridge (Moving Iron/Fixed Coil/high output)

[@Stereophonic33]

Has been updated! Thank you!

[@mvaron2546]

I think it's a Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC cartridge, about $1,500. It's unique in that it's a mm cartridge but the magnet is small, low mass, very responsive and the cartridge is low output like a mc cartridge. Incidentally, I have this album which someone in my family bought when it first came out. I'm guessing I was about twelve at the time. I need to go play it immediately to see if it sounds anywhere near as good as it does on this video.

[@CEMESTEBAN]

What is that ring you put on after the record?

[@maximilianfischer8899]

@@CEMESTEBAN it stabilizes the record on the platter

[@turk1eighty2]

As always, great vid. What are those wild accessories you're using?

[@Stereophonic33]

Thank you! As for the accessories, it's the TTW outer ring and the VPI HRX centre weight. They make a huge difference!

[@MARTIN201199]

@@Stereophonic33 could you, please, elaborate on that difference

[@donunus]

Is there a link to this grado online? All I see are the wood ones

[@Stereophonic33]

It's a Soundsmith cartridge, not a Grado. Here's the link if you're interested: www.sound-smith.com/cartridges/fixed-coil/aida

[@Envaco1]

Genial.

[@matereo]

That is no Grado cartridge :)

[@davidfischer8307]

Love my VPI table. Also am running a Soundsmith cart at the moment. NiceCombo! Is that the Scout, I'm assuming?

[@Stereophonic33]

Thanks! It's actually a Scout Jr. The difference being the Scout has a unipivot tonearm where as the Jr. has a conventional bearing.

[@davidfischer8307]

Gotcha. Seems like VPI is only doing unipivots on all their tables from the Scout above. Are you happy with the Scour Jr or thinking of upgrading to another VPI. It Sounds really nice.

[@Stereophonic33]

Perhaps in the next 6 months I will be considering upgrading my tonearm to Unipivot. It's great all these turntables are upgradable!

[@davidfischer8307]

best of luck. I've been working with a fantastic VPI dealer, so if you are ever in need of one, feel free to let me know. Keep spinning. Enjoying your videos.

[@musicchartsplay3461]

BILLBOARD 200 WEEK OF APRIL 18, 1964 NEW AT NUMBER 116 PEAKED AT NUMBER 17

[@NagyonNagy]

wowz

[@Clay3613]

Day-O is too slow live.