Bass from Columbia

It was always said that Columbia Records lagged behind on the matter of bass response in their recordings of classical music. Well! that was certainly not the case with their reel to reel pre-recorded tapes. The stereo tape of an album called Ports of Call with Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra is a real eye opener, and was transfered to compact disc by a friend. Except for an unengaged "Claire de Lune", which sounded like a sight reading session, all the performances exemplify the great orchestra at it's best. I think I'll try to round up more reel to reel tapes!