Harry Belafonte BELAFONTE AT CARNEGIE HALL 5LP 45 RPM Vinyl Box Set SEALED/MINT

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Harry Belafonte BELAFONTE AT CARNEGIE HALL Analogue Productions 5LP 45 RPM Vinyl Box Set, sealed and MINT! An all-time audiophile classic, featuring ultra-transparent vocals and startlingly realistic instrumental textures spread wide and deep across the soundstage. Mr. Belafonte was sort of "before my time" as a recording artist, but I discovered this album many years ago given its legendary status in audiophile circles. I had a similar experience with the famous "The Weavers Reunion At Carnegie Hall 1963" album...not in my typical classic rock/pop/jazz/blues wheelhouse, but the sonics are so seductive and the vocals SO realistic that it's an all-time favorite, as is this great album. RIP Mr. Belafonte!
PROMO LANGUAGE: The following gives an appropriate level of detail describing the care with which Analogue Productions has produced this magnificent box set:
5LP 45RPM set includes bonus tracks previously unavailable on vinyl!
Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original 3-track analog tapes!
200-gram LPs cut at 45 RPM, plating by Gary Salstrom, pressing at Quality Record Pressings!
Custom designed slipcase box
Described by reviewers as "the quintessential Belafonte package," Belafonte at Carnegie Hall captures the excitement of a Harry Belafonte concert at the height of his popularity. What Analogue Productions has done with this 5LP 45 RPM box set release exceeds other vinyl versions.
We've included the entire concert. The fifth disc in this premium set includes tracks heretofore missing from prior editions due to space limitations. They include Belafonte's spoken introduction before launching into the touching and tender "Scarlet Ribbons," followed by the orchestral overture.
What AllMusic.com describes as "The grandaddy of all live albums," was an anomaly at a time when only comedy albums were recorded outside of the studio environment. A major financial and artistic success, the live performance stayed on the best-selling album charts for over three years and remained in print until RCA discontinued pressing LPs.
The concert is divided in three sections: "Moods of the American Negro," "In the Caribbean," and "Around the World." All the hits are here: "Day O," "Jamaica Farewell," "Mama Look a Boo Boo," and others, plus calypso, folk songs, chain gang songs, spirituals, and songs from other lands, representing a veritable best-of package of Belafonte's first decade with RCA Victor.
Wait no more if you haven't heard this marvelous record. We've gone all out for this deluxe reissue. Starting with premier mastering by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes. Spread over 5 LPs, the wider-spaced grooves reduce distortion and high frequency loss and let your stereo cartridge track more accurately.
Plating and pressing is by Gary Salstrom and the crew at Quality Record Pressings, where the finest quality LPs in the world are pressed. But it doesn't stop there: We've enhanced the original studio photography and housed the collection in a custom-designed slipcase box.
Belafonte's mastery in front of an audience was never better displayed than here, a mastery that resulted in him becoming one of the most popular concert draws in history. From the opening trumpet fanfare to the epic 12-minute version of "Matilda" (which set a standard for audience participation), the album never lets up!

ABOUT 45 RPM PRESSINGS
A lot of audiophile titles get reissued as 45 rpm sets for several reasons, but the most important one is because they almost universally sound better than a 33 1/3 version. 
This is not hype. LPs pressed at 45 rpm offer a wider dynamic range, deeper bass, and sweeter top end. While 33 1/3 offers more convenience (more tracks/time per side before you have to flip the LP over), there are significant tradeoffs, including more compression (particularly as the stylus moves closer to the center) and lower frequency extension (you need physical space to cut deep bass wavelengths into vinyl). 
I’ve played “A/B” comparisons for a lot of folks (mostly non-audiophiles), and no one has yet chosen a 33 1/3 title over a 45 rpm version. It is NOT subtle. 

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