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Fantasia,-4 Track Reel to Reel Tape, 3 3/4 IPS
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Description

Original Buena Vista stereo reel featuring Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra performing music from Walt Disney’s Fantasia. Includes iconic works by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Mussorgsky, and others. Early U.S.-made 3 3/4 IPS, 4-track stereo tape, factory duplicated by Ampex with original Disneyland box.

Details

Album: Walt Disney’s Fantasia

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Year of Release: 1958

Duplicator: Ampex

Country: United States

Genre:

  • Classical
  • Soundtrack

Reel: 7 1/2 IPS 7 inch Tape, 4 Track Tape

Condition Notes:

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  • Sound Quality: Very Good
Track List

1. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor — Johann Sebastian Bach
2. The Nutcracker Suite — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
3. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice — Paul Dukas
4. Rite of Spring — Igor Stravinsky
5. The Pastoral Symphony — Ludwig van Beethoven
6. Dance of the Hours — Amilcare Ponchielli
7. Night on Bald Mountain — Modest Mussorgsky
8. Ave Maria — Franz Schubert

Tape Review

Big, cinematic orchestral sound with that classic Fantasia program, including Bach’s Toccata and Fugue, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, Dukas’ Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, plus Pastoral Symphony, Dance of the Hours, Night on Bald Mountain, and Ave Maria. This copy sounds great and plays without issue, with clean, stable playback and strong presence along with a nice stereo spread for the format.

About Four Track Tapes

Two-track stereo reels grew out of early post-war tape, when consumer releases were mostly mono (often with a “flip the reel” second side). Once in-line two-track (half-track) became standard, big tracks at 7.5 ips made great jazz and classical sound incredibly real. The industry eventually moved to 4-track because it was cheaper and offered more playing time- learn more here.

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