Re: [ARSCLIST] The dawn of commercial digital recordings

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The first LP I remember being marked as from a digital source was an Odyssey 
release (Sony, late 70s) of Telemann Trio Sonatas, derived from Denon and 
pressed from their stampers.

dl

Tom Fine wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> I'm working up an article on the early days of digital recording, back 
> in ye days of digital-to-LP recording. A few questions, which I'm hoping 
> some collectors and discographers on this list will have answers to:
>
> 1. as far as I can tell, the first system used to make an all-digital 
> recording released on LP was the Nippon Columbia/Denon system, developed 
> in 1973. I guess the first question is, true or false on Denon being first?
>
> 2. what were some of the early Denon recordings and were they released 
> on LP in the USA? Were these earliest digital recordings ever put out on 
> CD?
>
> 3. Soundstream made what is widely called the first US commercial 
> digital recording at Santa Fe in 1976. What was the LP generated from 
> this recording (title, performers, label)? Was this ever reissued on CD?
>
> 4. Was Ry Cooder's "Bop Til You Drop" the first created-in-studio 
> multi-tracked rock album to be done all-digital? What were some other 
> early all-digital rock albums?
>
> 5. What was the first all-digital (digital basic tracks, digital master) 
> recording to hit #1 on the Billboard charts?
>
> I hope this next request is taken in the proper spirit -- answers of 
> facts only please. Citations would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance to all the experts on this list.
>
> -- Tom Fine