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| Title | Recorded | System | Label/Catalog # | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Marcus, Inagaki Jiroh & Soul Media: Something | Sep 1970 | NHK PCM Recorder | Nippon Columbia NCB-7003 | Jan 1971 |
| Stomu Yamash'ta: The World of Stomu Yamash'ta | 11 Jan 1971 @ Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Hall | NHK PCM Recorder | Nippon Columbia NCC-8004-N | Apr 1971 |
| Stomu Yamash'ta: Uzu: The World of Stomu Yamash'ta 2 | 11 Jan 1971 @ Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Hall | NHK PCM Recorder | Nippon Columbia NCC-8015-N | Aug 1971 |
| Sound Limited Columbia Orchestra, et al.: PCM Recording Demonstration | 24 May 1972 @ Nippon Columbia No.1 Studio | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCE-8001 | Oct 1972 |
| Nagauta Fujimusume: Tenaraiko | ?? | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCB-8001 | Oct 1972 |
| Nobuo Hara / Sharps & Flats: Twelve Great Composers | 13-15 Apr 1972 | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCB-8002 | Oct 1972 |
| Columbia Symphonic Orchestra: Invitation to the Light Classical Music | ?? | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCB-8003 | Oct 1972 |
| Jiro Inagaki: Rough & Elegance | ?? | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCB-8004 | Oct 1972 |
| Smetana Quartet: Mozart: String Quartets K. 458 and K. 421 | 24-26 Apr 1972 @ Aoyama Tower, Tokyo | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCC-8501-N | Oct 1972 |
| L'Orchestre de Chambre Jean François Paillard Á Tokio J.S. Bach: Concerto in D Minor for Oboe; Musical Offering; et al. |
26 May 1972 | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCC-8502-N | Oct 1972 |
| Růžičkovà: Encore Album | 19 Nov 1972 | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCC-8503-N | Apr 1973 |
| The Oscar Peterson Trio In Tokyo | 27 May 1972 @ The Palace Hotel, Tokyo | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCP-8501-N | Oct 1972 |
| Earl "Fatha" Hines: Solo Walk in Tokyo | ?? | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCP-8502-N | Oct 1972 |
| Eugen Cicero: My Lyrics: Eugen Cicero in Tokyo | ?? | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCP-8503-N | Oct 1972 |
| Jazz in Symphony: Pathetique | ?? | Denon DN-023R | Nippon Columbia NCB-8007 | 1972 |
| The Santa Fe Opera; Cond. Raymond Leppard: The Mother of Us All | Summer 1976 @ Armory for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM | Soundstream recorder | Digital recording not issued[1] | |
| St Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dir. Dennis Russell Davies: Aaron Copeland: Appalachian Spring / Charles Ives: Three Places in New England |
1978 @ Sound80 Studios, Minneapolis MN | 3M Digital Audio Mastering System (prototype) | Sound 80 Records DLR-101[2] | Dec 1978 |
| Flim & The BB's: Flim & The BB's[3] | 1978 @ Sound80 Studios, Minneapolis MN | 3M Digital Audio Mastering System (prototype) | Sound 80 Records DLR-102 | Dec 1978 |
| Vienna Philharmonic; Cond. Willi Boskovsky: New Year's Day Concert In Vienna, 1979 | 1 Jan 1979 @ Groáer Musikvereinssaal, Vienna | Decca Digital System | Decca Records D147D 2 | 1979 |
| Stephen Stills: (several tracks) | 7 Jan 1979 @ The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA[4] | 3M Digital Audio Mastering System | Unreleased hardware demo session | |
| Ry Cooder: Bop Till You Drop | 1979 @ Warner Bros., Hollywood CA | 3M Digital Audio Mastering System | Warner Bros. BSK-3358 | Jul 1979 |
References
- ^ The commercial release, New World Records NW-288/289, is an analog recording made at the same time as the digital one.
- ^ ARSC Journal Vol. 39, No. 1: The Dawn of Commercial Digital Recording.
- ^ Mix Online: TECnology Hall of Fame: 1978 3M Digital Audio Mastering System
- ^ "CBS-Stills In 1st Rock Digital Date." Billboard, 17 Feb 1979.