When Decca records were part of everyday life
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There's so much behind them, could probably easily fill a few books. Despite being just beaten to first stereo recording they were so much better at stereo than anyone else, which lasted until about the 80s. Then their recording innovations, their unique London cartridges that survived unharmed into the audiophile and silliness era, full frequency recording and hydrophone connection, to Decca navigator, or early digital mastering with their own equipment in the seventies.
Indeed. I wonder if the book elucidates anything about Decca's great recordings of the 1930's -- both the marvelous red-label Decca calypso recordings and the worthy country music 5000 series -- e.g. like when and where which records were field recorded.