When Telarc first recorded that, digitally, it was on a 33 1/3 rpm vinyl
record. The cannon shots could be seen in the grooves of the album, and
very few turntables could handle it. I had a Dual 1019 with a Shure
cartridge that handled it quite well. This was just before CD players came
out. Telarc was one of the first labels making digital albums, and I've
not
heard a bad one yet.

I still have that LP. As you say, the grooves in the LP sway about a full
millimeter back and forth when the cannons fire. I always had to increase
the tracking force on the turntable I owned when I first bought that record
in order to play it. Later a bought a Bang & Olufsen turntable (which I
still use today) that played it no problemo.


Get the Telarc "Pictures at an Exhibition". It's also great, as is the
Saint Saens "Organ" (Symphony No. 3). It will blow you away with a decent
sound system!

Ditto, with Telarc's recording of Stravinsky's "The Firebird", Robert Shaw,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Recorded digitally in June, 1978.
Telarc had digital recording down to a science before most outfits had even
stuck a toe in the water.