So, after yesterday’s li’l discussion about Nutcracker recordings, and in my unhappiness with myself for not having nabbed a copy of DR Elmore’s recommended Irving/NYC Ballet one when the subject came up before, I briefly checked eBay listings then went to Discogs to see what’s what… and I took the plunge on something I hadn’t acquired in over 20 years… the Kapp reel-to-reel release.
There were two copies available, one of which I deemed not at all worth the asking price plus shipping, and one in seemingly great shape for $10 plus $14 shipping from Canada. That’s about what any of the available stereo LPs would have come to, so no contest, because $10 is, these days, a steal for a reel-to-reel tape.
There’s no telling when it’ll get here, of course, but I will have a full repor when it does.
