When did Stereo take over?

[Teasing the Korean]

Another interesting tidbit:

In the early days of stereo, a session would often be recorded using two sets of mics, two boards, and two engineers - one for the mono and one for the stereo. As a result, there would literally be a separte mono and stereo recording, as opposed to a separate mono and stereo mix. The overall sound and presence of various instruments can vary radically between the mono and stereo recordings on these types of sessions.

Many of the early stereo Capitol sessions, for example, were done like this.

Speaking of Stan Kenton, "Kenton in Hi-Fi" was later released as "Kenton in Stereo," with a recording setup such as the one I described. The stereo version sounds very experimental in comparison, and has virtually no bass (the instrument, I mean). The mono is the one to have.

[JSngry]

After Riverside went belly up and Orrin started his own label, he shared offices with Audio-Fidelity--if memory serves me right. I also vaguely recall that Herman Gimbel--who worked at and helped to fund Riverside--became involved in Audio-Fidelity. Anyway, the label was definitely not as short-lived as suggested earlier in this thread.

At some point before being bought by Fantasy, Milestone was a division of Audio-Fidelity . Whereher this was from the beginning or not, I don't know, but I have some early Milestone albums with the A-F info on both jacket & label.

[Ted O'Reilly]

Paul Barbarin and his New Orleans Jazz recorded in stereo for Atlantic (S 1215) on January 7, 1955. I had it as an LP in the mid-60s (when it was actually released I don't know), with "Stereo" pressed in gold foil across the top of the 'mono' cover.

And from sound track recordings in the early 40s, Rounder has issued some tunes in stereo by Tommy Dorsey, featuring Buddy Rich. They sound just fine, having been optically recorded on 3-track film stock. (Movies early on had separate tracks for dialogue, effects and music).