Actually the RSV is not a "new" translation but an ancient translation that has been junked and replaced because it was so "standard". It began to be published in 1946, and believe it or not, it even became a Roman Catholic Bible! It was actually derived from the American Standard Version, which was derived from the English Revised Version (RV), and that was definitely not a recreational vehicle.
In 1989 it became the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) and then in 2001 it became the English Standard Version (ESV). So as Solomon said "There is nothing new under the sun".