Chesky RCA Living Stereo Reissues vs. Analogue Productions Reissues


I’ve got a handful of Chesky RCA Living Stereo Reissues from the ’80s/’90s and they sound terrific.  I only wish Chesky had been able to license the original covers and shaded dog labels. 

I’ve been tempted to pick up some of the Analogue Productions reissues, mostly because they use the original covers/labels, and wonder how they compare sonically to the Chesky LPs.   The ones I’m particularly interested in are the reissues of LSC-2150 (Prokofieff "Lt. Kije"/Stravinsky "Song of the NIghtingale") and LSC-2436 (Respighi Pines/Foundtains of Rome).

If anyone has both the Chesky and AP reissues, could you provide your opinions on the sonic differences between them?  I’m trying to convince myself that it’s worth owning both wink 

lpluvr

@palasr Thanks for your response.  I think I might pick up a couple of APs (hopefully warp free!) and give them a listen.

For perspective, I have owned (and played) over 4k LPs.  I have listened to most 2 or 3 times (some many times).

All of the aforementioned LP labels have some imperfect engineering/pressings. 

In my experience, Harmonia Mundi and Impex have the best quality control in the business (aside from ERC, which is Very expensive), though I have not hear every label.

The worst has be Columbia.  

 

In between these two:

Cheskey - excellent, with only one or two out of a dozen that was unacceptable (poorly engineered). 

AP - very good to outstanding, with many excellent titles, yet too many accentuate the upper-mids and I have had an occasional dog.

MoFi - excellent to outstanding, with many excellent titles, yet variable.  I love many, but hated the re-releases in which the original tapes were Dolby-A processed (Bless Their Hearts - what were they thinking?).

Angel 'Sonic-45' -usually outstanding  a real sleeper if you have not listened to them.

Mercury original pressings - great at times, but highly, highly variable.

RCA - very good, same as Mercury, but the best Mercury LPs are better than the best RCA.

London/Decca - excellent, Iove the natural sound, but newer releases seem to be below the old standards.

EMI/Angel - Excellent, highly variable.

Back to the OPs question - It is much more valuable to discuss specific releases, of specific titles, by the same performers...

 

 

@billstevenson 

holes that are not centered are real shortfalls of the medium

DS Audio has a device to correct this - the ES-001 Eccentricity Detection Stabilizer.

It seems incredibly expensive to me angry

OP...My answer is "It depends on the title"...Try a few and see/hear for yourself!