as far as i know, the festival in light classical music, the Beethoven Cycle with Rene Leibowitz, and I believe their is one more from this era from the late fifties and early sixties that are the ones to have. they are true Decca recordings. many of the Readers Digest Box sets are in Mono so you have to look for the ones that say cyclophonic miracle sound. on the records they actually say "stereophonic" on the records. These are for all intensive purposes Living Stereo recordings. I had a hard time finding a stereophonic copy. Most I see are mono. Pomp and Circumstance and Night on Bald Mountain on this album is amazing. It was released by Chesky on an lp called Sir Adrian Boult Concert favorites on 180 gram vinyl by RTI. It is rare and I have only seen a few copies. It is amazing and just as good as the Ballet on Soria. A true show off your system record.
Readers Digest Classical Collections should be reissued
Someone should talk to Analogue Productions to make a limited run of the Beethoven Cycle and A Festival in Light Classical Music by Readers Digest. Every time I listen to them I cannot believe these have been overlooked as they are some of the best classical recordings and performances available. Chesky did reissue a few on vinyl but most were just on CD and they could have been better. I cannot believe with all the Living stereo reissues that these have been overlooked. They are just as good as any Living Stereo if not better. They are some of Deccas finest. Does anyone know why these have been avoided? Seems strange as I would think most audiophiles would be all over these.