Forgotten Records publish recordings that have long disappeared from catalogues or that have been subject to poor remastering when republished. Forgotten Records were born out of a passion for music and interpretation. it is also willing to revive the memory of great artists from the past.
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf would complain that she did not recognize her voice on some recordings once transfered to CD. We want the Forgotten Records' listener to forget about the original LP and enjoy the musicality of the vinyl with no disturbing noises.
The work of restoration is the kind of craftsmanship that has no interest in being time efficient. Old monophonic records are generally played on a Loic Audio turntable equiped with a professional Pierre Clement long arm and the L5 Pierre Clément red cell that is surely the best for reading old records. Declicking is used carefully so as not to betray the original signal. Decliking is done manually on the sound curve or with the help of the latest Cedar hardware. The listener will be amazed at the quality obtained with old recordings provided they are read with appropriate equipment and if they are of course restored wisely.
Each record is produced individually from the original digital version. In a sense, music lovers then have the priviledge to listen to a master. Additionnally, records are burnt at minimum speed so as to have the lowest jittering as possible and avoid the CD player to make up for imperfections at the expense of sound quality.
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