Decca Classics Proudly Launches a New All-Analogue Vinyl Series
Iconic recordings from legendary artists on the DECCA and PHILIPS labels
All titles mastered and cut at Emil Berliner Studios from original stereo and quadrophonic analogue tapes plus previously unreleased analogue masters of early digital recordings
November 7, 2025: Decca Classics announces the launch of the Decca Pure Analogue vinyl series, presenting iconic recordings from the Decca and Philips catalogues. The series is mastered by Rainer Maillard and cut by Sidney C. Meyer at the renowned Emil Berliner Studios utilising their 100% pure analogue techniques (AAA). Only analogue sources from the original stereo and quadrophonic master tapes are used, including recently discovered analogue masters of early digital recordings.
Pressed in Germany at Schallplattenfabrik Pallas on 180g virgin vinyl, these limited-edition deluxe gatefold releases will feature: the original artwork and liner notes; archival photos and facsimiles of original recording session sheets. Each individual release includes bespoke notes by Dominic Fyfe, detailing the history of the recording, the technical background and the mastering process.
Featured in the first selection of Decca Pure Analogue titles:
· Sir Georg Solti’s classic 1974 Chicago ‘Rite of Spring’ is mastered from the original edited two-track ¼ inch Decca stereo tapes and cut at 45rpm for the first time to secure a more extended high frequency response and to best recapture the full “fury and clarity” (Chicago Tribune) of the original recording.
· Colin Davis’s 1975 Philips coupling of Sibelius’ 5th and 7th symphonies with the Boston Symphony Orchestra has been mixed and cut directly from the original ½ inch edited four-track quadraphonic master tapes. Spread across two LPs for optimal side lengths, the release now includes Davis’s ‘Tapiola’ from the original multitrack (4-track) master.
· The 1979 Vienna New Year’s Day Concert with Willi Boskovsky conducting the Vienna Philharmonic was long fêted as Decca’s first digitally-recorded release. Recent research has unearthed a set of previously unused ¼ inch two-track analogue masters which allows us to hear this famous recording in analogue for the first time.
Dominic Fyfe, A&R Director, Decca Classics, writes: “Decca Pure Analogue will be a revelation for collectors and audiophiles, as well as introduce new audiences to the warmth and brilliance of an all-analogue sound. Recordings we thought we knew have emerged with arresting immediacy, presence and newfound detail. There is unlimited treasure: the jewels of the Decca and Philips catalogues as well as rediscovered masters, including analogue versions of Decca’s early experiments in digital recording. The series opens a window onto the golden age of the analogue LP, when ‘ffrr’, ‘ffss’ and the Decca ‘Tree’ were King. Both Decca and Philips were fabled for the quality of their original LP pressings – setting the bar high for the new series – but the painstaking care with which the original masters have been treated, together with the bespoke presentation, give these legendary recordings a new lease of life.”
The first three titles will be released on 16 January 2026. Further selections of titles will be released in May and September.
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