VIP Records: High Quality CD Collections of Classic Recordings

<BODY BACKGROUND="pics/VIP-BG.gif" TEXT="000000" LINK="#330099" VLINK="#7d1b7e"> <CENTER><A NAME="top">  <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="98%"> <TR ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="5"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="1" WIDTH="5" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ALT=" " BORDER="0"><BR> </TD>  <TD WIDTH="98%"> <BR>  <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="259" BORDER="0" VSPACE="0" HSPACE="0" ALT="Vippie, the musical connoiseur!" ALIGN="LEFT"> <IMG SRC="pics/VIPPIE.gif" WIDTH="216" HEIGHT="259" BORDER="0" VSPACE="0" HSPACE="0" ALT="Vippie, the musical connoiseur!" ALIGN="LEFT"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="259" BORDER="0" VSPACE="0" HSPACE="0" ALT="Vippie, the musical connoiseur!" ALIGN="LEFT"> <BR> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="90" WIDTH="250" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="1" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="250" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="159" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's" ALIGN="LEFT"> <FONT FACE="Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif"> <STRONG>Rediscovering Classic Musical<BR> Performances From The Past<BR> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> CD Collections & Records<BR> For Sale And Trade<BR> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> Information For Collectors<BR> of 78rpm Recordings<BR> </STRONG> </FONT> <BR CLEAR="ALL"> <A NAME="index"> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="pics/LavenderBar.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="460" VSPACE="0" HSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"> </CENTER>  <BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE> <FONT FACE="Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif" SIZE="+1"> <STRONG>Information On This Page:</STRONG><BR></FONT> <FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif" SIZE="-1"> <UL> <STRONG><A HREF = "#introduction">Introduction</A><BR> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="5" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <A HREF = "#catalog">Catalog of Titles</A><BR> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="5" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <A HREF = "#review">CD Review Program</A><BR> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="5" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </UL></FONT>  </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> <A NAME="introduction"> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="pics/LavenderBar.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="460" VSPACE="0" HSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"> </CENTER>  <BLOCKQUOTE> <CENTER> <FONT FACE="Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif" SIZE="+1"> <STRONG>Thanks for visiting us!</STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <A HREF="vipop1001.html" TARGET="clear"><IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="175" WIDTH="175" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5" BORDER="1" ALT="Featured Recording" ALIGN="RIGHT"></A> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="175" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="5" BORDER="0" ALT="Featured Recording" ALIGN="RIGHT"> <FONT FACE="Verdana, Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif" SIZE="-2"> At VIP Records, we know how frustrating it can be to find high quality copies of great music from the past. The big retail stores only carry current, high-volume titles. On rare occasions when re-issues are made available to collectors, they are often digitally "goosed" into sounding either unrealistic, or dull and lifeless. Old music deserves to sound as good today as it did half a century ago. That's our aim... to make records that sound like the original records did when they were new.<BR> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> We search the country for pristine copies of original 78rpm records, and transfer them to CD with care. Digital restoration techniques are employed, but NEVER at the expense of the music. Many major label releases of older recordings are digitally processed to the point of icy perfection. That is not our goal. Although you may hear a little surface noise on occasion, you will never hear fake stereo reverb, digital artifacting, blunt-ended equalization of the frequency response, or choppy edits. What you will hear is music with lifelike presence and fullness of sound.<BR></FONT> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif" SIZE="+1"> <STRONG>Sign up for the VIP Records Email List</STRONG><BR></FONT> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="2" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Verdana, Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif" SIZE="-2"> To subscribe, send a message to... <A HREF="mailto:recordslist@vintageip.com"><STRONG>recordslist@vintageip.com</STRONG></A></STRONG><BR> </FONT> </CENTER> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="5" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <A NAME = "catalog"> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="pics/LavenderBar.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="460" VSPACE="0" HSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"> </CENTER>  <BLOCKQUOTE> <CENTER> <FONT FACE="Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif" SIZE="+1"> <STRONG>Catalog of Titles</STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Verdana, Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif" SIZE="-2"> Below is a listing of all currently available titles. We add new titles every week or two, so bookmark this page and check back regularly. If you would like us to look for a particular title, artist or type of music, drop us a line at... <A HREF="request@vintageip.com"><STRONG>request@vintageip.com</STRONG></A> and we'll see what we can do to find it for you.<BR></FONT> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <CENTER> <FONT FACE="Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif" SIZE="+1"> <STRONG>Prices & Ordering Information</STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <A HREF="https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=paypal%40vintageip.com" target="_blank"><IMG SRC="http://images.paypal.com/images/lgo/logo3.gif" HSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!" ALIGN="RIGHT"></A> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="32" WIDTH ="10" BORDER="0" ALT=" " ALIGN="RIGHT"> <FONT FACE="Verdana, Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif" SIZE="-2"> <STRONG> These CD's are $7.50 apiece, plus shipping.</STRONG> Shipping cost within the United States is $1.50 for the first CD, and 50 cents for each additional CD shipped with the same order. You can order online, using our secure PayPal links. If you don't have a PayPal account yet, sign up now using the link to the left, and you will get a $5 rebate on your order. If you would prefer to send us a check or money order by mail, drop us a line at... <A HREF="sales@vintageip.com"><STRONG>sales@vintageip.com</STRONG></A> and we will send you an order form that you can print out and mail in.<BR></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE>   <CENTER> <A NAME="#opera"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <TABLE BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="460"> <TR ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <TD COLSPAN="7" BGCOLOR="#7d1b7e"> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif" SIZE="+1" COLOR="ffffcc"> <STRONG>Opera & Vocal Music</STRONG><BR></FONT> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="20"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="20%"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif" SIZE="-2"> <STRONG>Catalog Number</STRONG><BR></FONT> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="10"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="60%"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif" SIZE="-2"> <STRONG>Title & Description</STRONG><BR></FONT> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="2" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif" SIZE="-3"> (Click on the title for more information and MP3 samples.) </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="10"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="20%"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif" SIZE="-2"> <STRONG>Order Now</STRONG><BR></FONT> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="10"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> </TR>  </TR> <TR ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="20"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="20%"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif" SIZE="-2"> <STRONG>VIP OP-1001</STRONG><BR></FONT> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="10"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="60%"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif" SIZE="-1"> <A HREF="vipop1001.html" TARGET="clear"><STRONG>Lauritz Melchior & Kirsten Flagstad:<BR> Scenes From Wagner</STRONG></A><BR></FONT> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="2" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif" SIZE="-3"> Melchior sings the forging song from Siegfried, the Rome Narrative from Tannhauser, and the Prize Song from Meistersinger. Flagstad sings the Immolation Scene from Gotterdammerung. They join for extended excerpts from Tristan und Isolde.<BR></FONT> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="10"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="20%"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif" SIZE="-2"> <STRONG>Order Now</STRONG><BR></FONT> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="10"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> </TR>  </TR> <TR ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="20"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="20%"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="10"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="60%"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="10"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="20%"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#ffffcc" WIDTH="10"> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="20" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <A NAME="reviews"> <CENTER> <IMG VSPACE=0 HSPACE=0 HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=460 SRC="pics/LavenderBar.gif"> </CENTER>  <BLOCKQUOTE> <CENTER> <FONT FACE="Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif" SIZE="+1"> <STRONG>VIP Customer Review Program:<BR> Get Half Off Your Next CD!</STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Verdana, Times, Times Roman, Times New Roman, Serif" SIZE="-2"> We want to hear what you think of our CD's. After you have listened to one of VIP Records's collections sit down and write a two or three paragraph review and email it to us at... <A HREF="review@vintageip.com"><STRONG>review@vintageip.com</STRONG></A> If we decide to use your review on our site, we will give you half off your next VIP Records CD.<BR> <IMG SRC="pics/pixelclear.gif" HEIGHT="10" WIDTH="10" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BORDER="0" ALT="VIP Records & CD's"><BR> <FONT FACE="Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif" SIZE="-3"> <STRONG>The fine print:</STRONG> We respect your privacy. All reviewers will be identified publicly only by initials, unless you grant us permission to use your full name in writing. All reviews submitted become the property of VIP Records, and VIP Records will choose to use or not use any review at its sole discresion. 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