Trust Your Ears - The Mercury Living Presence Story - Part 1

During the 1950s and 60s, Wilma Cozart Fine worked in partnership with her husband, recording industry pioneer C. Robert ‘Bob’ Fine, to produce over 200 classical LPs with leading orchestras in the United States, Europe, and Russia. Their recordings were renowned for their clarity, accuracy, and faithfulness to the original musical event, and are still considered references for lifelike music reproduction.
In 1989, Wilma, working with mastering engineer Dennis Drake, remastered much of the Mercury Living Presence catalogue for release on CD. For this project, Wilma and Dennis selected the dCS 900 A-to-D converter for its high-resolution, musicality, flexibility, and then-unique ability to record 24-bit files (technology that dCS pioneered).
In conjunction with the 70th anniversary of the Mercury Living Presence label’s inception, Decca Records is releasing the entire digital catalogue on major streaming services, allowing more music lovers than ever to experience Wilma and Bob’s legacy. In this video, we explore the fascinating history behind the label and the role that dCS equipment played in its digital revival.
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