Audio Fidelity Stereo Spectacular Demonstration & Sound Effects (1963 - Side 1) (1080p)

Well, the entire first side of the Audio Fidelity Stereo Test Album (1963 Edition) is indexed as only one track, so, here you go.

NOTE: I've encoded this one as an uncompressed, lossless HD track so you can truly appreciate all the surface noise.

NOTE #2: Anyone expecting a decent technical assessment of their sound setup will be sorely disappointed.

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[YaGottaBeKidding]

Thank you so much for posting this! Like so many others, I'd played the heck out of this as a kid; it was one of the few albums I was allowed to play. I still, to this day, will say: "AH-HA, YOU LOSE!" I was explaining to my wife why I say this phrase with a Russian accent, so sought out a copy online. I haven't heard this for 50 years! Yup, thank for the memory refresh!

[indyola]

OMG. I listened to this about 100 times as a kid in the early 70's. I haven't heard any of it since about 1978 though.

Listening now, I still remember all of it, down to the last beat.

Thank you so much for posting this!

[frozenhan]

Thank you for sharing this! This used to be in my father's collection and I played the life out of it when I was a little kid.

[mickf]

Amazing how many kids knew and loved this record. Like so many others, my dad had it in his collection and I played it over and over in '70. Just played it for my wife who'd never heard it. Thanks for posting!!

[jonmcknlegg]

Pizzicato Five just brought me to a great album to test stereo sound.

[ktspirit]

My mother had an album (LP I think) similar to this when we got our first stereo system in the 60's. The thing I remember most is being able to hear a train coming and going. Good stuff and good memories!

[Fabio_Costa_Music]

Listening to it after 40 years! And remembering as if it were yesterday that 9-year old me were sitting in the living room with headphones on, daddy on my side! Just as if yesterday!! Today I am doing it with my 9-year old son on my side! :-)

[yyyguy]

I have been looking for this album for years. My father got it when he bought his tv and stereo combo

[FourKnown]

So glad to have found this. Like many others, my father had this back in the day and played it a lot. I can't remember if it was on a record, but I'm thinking it was on a reel to reel tape. I have all his tapes. Will have to see if I can find it. I always loved listening to it. Too bad it's not on CD somewhere for purchase... Thanks bunches for posting it :)

[jorgecidadeoi]

Sensacional ! Eu tinha por volta de 15, 16 anos quando um amigo meu chamado Ricardo tinha esse disco e colocou pra tocar e me mostrar. O aparelho de som dele é muito bom e quando eu ouvi esse disco, fiquei impressionado com a qualidade do áudio e da separação do stereo e seus efeitos e por coincidência, esse disco foi gravado no mesmo ano em que eu nasci. Valeu, abraços !!!!

[danw]

Thank you so much for sharing this! I've been looking for this for years at swap meets and flea markets. My Father bought a Clairtone ( high end low production Canadian manufacturer) walnut console stereo/phono with colour TV in 1965, and it had this exact demo record included. My sister and I were amazed at the stereo effect, esp. when heard on a high end stereo.

[miroslawkaras]

Smobody should recreate this recording with moder technology. This demonstration sound amaizing, I can only imaging what you can today.

[inlandspain]

I also listened to this as a kid in the 70's, I remember getting it free in a promotional bag when tandy opened a store in Barking.

[VVC]

We had once this is our house it in the early 70 ´s, thanks for bringing it back.
Greetings from Mexico.

[dreffed]

Next time I'm back in the UK will have to grab the full recording, nice to be reminded of my youth.

[chickenschnitzel]

The narrator is Peter Allen of WQXR, New York, later the voice of the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts.

The Russian Roulette actor is Cy Harrice, best remembered for "And they are mild!"

[saraivalourival]

Obrigado por compartilhar. Quando criança, ouvi infinitas vezes. Grande lembrança do meu passado.

[milleneschmidt]

Passei a minha infância ouvindo esse LP, muito nostálgico!

[johnaquino]

I'm currently testing a couple of small, portable bluetooth speakers
arranged in a stereo setup.

. . . it works. =0.0=

While this works fine when both speakers are in front of me, left side and right side,
it seems the stereo effect works even better with each speaker positioned
to one side of my head or the other. This makes sense, considering that its my ears which enjoy the benefit.

Now - I gotta figure out how to do something more
than just holding these things in my hands out at arm's length
while sitting at my desk. :-)

[microlatinamicrocontrol]

My father bought a new home and a superb audio equipment that came with this wonderful vinyl in 1970. I was 16 then. Since then I've been an audiophile and then I became an electronic engineer. I have listened to this music hundreds of times. This version is so good ! Thank you for the memories, I've been looking for this for a very long time. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.