Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique: Seiji Ozawa Reissued as Part of the Original Source Series on 180g LP. Pure Analogue Mix & Cut from the Original Eight-Track Tapes at Emil Berliner Studios. Pressed at Optimal.

The era of Seiji Ozawa as principal conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra spanned an impressive 29 years, a period of unparalleled musical excellence. Even before officially taking office, Ozawa and his orchestra created a multifaceted recording of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique on Deutsche Grammophon that was praised by the New York Times as particularly “light and mercurial.” The Original Source Series is presented on 180g vinyl in deluxe gatefold edition with original cover and lyrics. 

The audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a completely new sound quality. The renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four- and eight-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies specially developed for the production of the series. The sound differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in the frequency response, as well as less background noise, distortion and compression enable an audiophile listening experience like never before.

On 180g vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording protocols and tape boxes, plus an article which explains the exact technical background.