Monteux/LSO. [TAS re original London issue: 67:146] A- 12.00 639.*STS-15108: GLAZOUNOV - The Seasons. Wolff/PCO

639.*STS-15108: GLAZOUNOV - The Seasons. Wolff/PCO. [from CS-6116] A- 9.00

640.*STS-15161: BEETHOVEN - Symphony #6. Monteux/VPO. [from RCA LSC-2316] A- 12.00

641.*STS-15190: BEETHOVEN - Symphony #3. Monteux/VPO. [from RCA VICS-1036] A- 12.00

642.*STS-15228: STRAVINSKY - Le Baiser de la Fee. Ansermet/OSR. [from CS-6368] A- 9.00

643.*STS-15229/34(6): HAYDN - Symphonies #82 - #92; Sinfonia Concertante in B-Flat. Dorati/Philharmonia Hungarica. [Mallinson; Moorfoot] A- 22.00

645.*SPC-21011: OFFENBACH - Gaite Parisienne. Munch/NPO. [TAS 39:132; fold-open album includes nice session photos] [d'Amato; Lilley] A- 10.00

646.*SPC-21023: BIZET - Carmen & L'Arlesienne Suites. Munch/NPO. [Original British pressing in fold-open album; TAS 40:165-6] A- 16.00

647.*SPC-21024: RESPIGHI - Pines & Fountains of Rome. Munch/NPO. [d'Amato; Lilley; original British pressing in fold-open album] A- 16.00

648.*SPC-21059: RAVEL - Daphnis & Chloe, Suite #2 (with LSO Chorus; and not only where you expect them!). DEBUSSY - La Mer. BERLIOZ - Dance of the Sylphs. Stokowski/LSO. FS 18.00

649.*SPC-21061: FRANCK - Symphony. RAVEL - Fanfare for L'Eventail de Jeanne. Stokowski/Hilversum Radio Orch. [TAS 37:143] A- 12.00

650.*SPC-21086: IVES - Symphony #2. Herrmann/LSO. [Few; Bannister] A- 12.00

651.*SPC-21090/1(2): STOKOWSKI/LSO 60TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT: WAGNER - Meistersinger Prelude. GLAZOUNOV - Violin Concerto (Marcovici). BRAHMS - Symphony #1. TCHAIKOVSKY - Marche Slav. [TAS 12:514; live, 6-14-72; same program as Stoky's 1st with LSO on 5-22-1912(!), when Zimbalist was soloist; Stokowski speaks briefly introducing the Marche Slave encore; with 10-page booklet with some great photos] A-(c/c) 25.00

652.*SPC-21093: MOZART - Symphony #40; Horn Concerto #4 (Alan Civil); Marriage of Figaro Overture. Lawrence Foster/RPO. [Few; Lilley] A- 10.00

653.*SPC-21104: DEBUSSY - Iberia; Three Nocturnes; Afternoon of a Faun. Fournet/Netherlands Phil (Cho in Nocturnes). [scarce - first copy I've had!] A-(c/c) 12.00

655.*SPC-21144: JOHANN STRAUSS - Blue Danube; Tales from the Vienna Woods; Voices of Spring; Artist's Life; Roses from the South. Fiedler/BPS. [Few; Mailes; how did this recording come about?!?! Was this Fiedler's only appearance on London?] A- 12.00

656.*SPC-21166: MIKLOS ROZSA - Music from Ben Hur. Composer/National Philharmonic Orch & Cho. [Few, McDonald; Goodall; TAS re Decca issue: 65:164L] A- to A(Dutch pressing; c/c) 16.00

657.*SPC-21173: BERNARD HERRMANN CONDUCTS - Les Preludes; Finlandia; Sorcerer's Apprentice; Bacchanale from Samson & Delilah. LPO. [d'Amato; Lilley; Kingsway Hall] A- 18.00

658.*SPC-21180: ROZSA - Quo Vadis (music from the film). Composer/RPO. [TAS 73:152L] A- to A(Dutch pressing; c/c) 16.00

659.*SPC-21185: GERSHWIN - Second Rhapsody (Votapek); Girl Crazy Suite; Wintergreen for President; Three Preludes; Overtures to Let Them Eat Cake; Of Thee I Sing; Oh, Kay!; Funny Face. Fiedler/BPS. A- 12.00

661. MG-40013: HIVELY - Tres Himnos. RICHARD DONOVAN - New England Chronicles. QUINCY PORTER - Poem & Dance. Hanson/ERSO. [scarce!] [MF-2/MF-2] A--(lgt tks 1/4-in Hively; c/c) 20.00

662. MG-50000: MUSSORGSKY-RAVEL - Pictures at an Exhibition. Kubelik/CSO. [Recorded in Orchestra Hall, Chicago; April, 1951; David Hall, producer; Robert Fine & George Piros, engineers; the first recording the CSO made expressly for LP, and some say the record that started inaugurated not only Mercury's "Living Presence" series, but the concept of "high fidelity" itself.] [MF-19/MF-22] A- 35.00

663. MG-50015: MOZART - Symphony #34 & #38. Kubelik/CSO. [#34 is one of the rarest of the Kubelik/CSO recordings - not reissued in the two 3-record sets from the 1970's, nor on CD] [MF-5/MF-5] A--(#34)(#38 is B: mostly A--, but some scrs) 16.00

664. MG-50029: FRANCK - Psyche. RAVEL - La Valse. FAURE - Pavane. Paray/Detroit Sym. [recorded December 1953] [MF-11/MF-7] A-(Faure is B+) 12.00

665. MG-50038: BARTOK - Miraculous Mandarin Suite. KODALY - Peacock Variations. Dorati/CSO. [TAS 51:175+6] [MF-10/MF-9] A- to B+ 12.00

666. MG-50072: BRAHMS - Symphony #3; Tragic & Academic Festival Overtures. Dorati/Mpls. [particularly strong performances of the overtures!] [MF-11/MF-5] A-- 16.00

667. MG-50199: RESPIGHI - Ancient Airs and Dances, Suites #1 - 3. Dorati/Philharmonia Hungarica. [TAS re stereo issue on SR-90199: 46:150-52; 54:159; 73:148L] A- 35.00

669. MG3-4501(3): THE KUBELIK LEGACY, VOLUME II. DVORAK - Symphony #9 [recorded 11/51]. TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony #4 [recorded 11/51]. BARTOK - Music for Strings, Percussion & Celeste [recorded 4/51]. HINDEMITH - Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber [recorded 4/53]. CSO. [In box with 7-page illustrated booklet] [M-1 stampers] A-(pristine!) 45.00

670.*SR-90209: TCHAIKOVSKY - Romeo & Juliet. KHACHATURIAN - Gayne (exc). Dorati/LSO. [TAS 33:137] [CS-7/CS-10] A-(c/c) 17.00

671.*SRD-19: TCHAIKOVSKY - 1812 Overture. BEETHOVEN - Wellington's Victory. Dorati/Mpls (1812); LSO (Wellington); artillery, carillon, band. [Unlike original issue on SR-90054, here 1812 has a complete side to itself] [RFR-1/RFR-1] A- 11.00

672.*SRI-75023: RESPIGHI - The Birds; Brazilian Impressions. Dorati/LSO. [from SR-90153; TAS 54:159+163; 73:148L] A- to A 10.00

673.*SRI-75034: RUFFLES & FLOURISHES - Field Music of U.S. Army. Fennell/EWE. [from SR-90112: TAS 47:143] FS(c/c) 10.00

674.*SRI-75049: SESSIONS - Black Maskers Suite. BARBER - Capricorn Concerto. GINASTERA - Creole Faust Overture. Hanson/ERSO. [from SR-90257(TAS 33:136; 54:162); SR-90224(TAS 35:106; 54:162); SR-90103(TAS 39:127-8; 53:120)] A- to A 10.00

675.*SRI-75095: MOORE - Pageant of P.T.Barnum. NELSON - Savannah River Holiday. CARPENTER - Adventures in a Perambulator. Hanson/ERSO. [from SR-90134(33:135/6; 53:120; 65:154L); SR-90136(TAS 39:125); SR-90206(TAS 31:96; 32:148; 53:120] A- 8.00

676.+SRI-75107: PISTON - Symphony #3. HANSON - Symphony #4. Hanson/ERSO. [from MG-50083 & MG-50077: TAS 30:164] FS 12.00

677.+SRI-75111: CARTER - The Minotaur. COWELL - Symphony #4. RIEGGER - New Dance. Hanson/ERSO. [from MG-50103 (Carter) & MG-50078 (rest)] FS 12.00

678.*SRI-75141: JOSEPH SCHWANTNER - Aftertones of Infinity. WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI - Livre pour Orchestre. Effron/Eastman Philharmonia. A- to A 14.00
Listings of RCA's begin on the following page 
LP's: RCA's
I am now listing RCA's all together in one group when they are either early pressings in which customers have indicated an interest, or when they are later pressings of issues which have had a particular following. Records are listed alphanumerically by prefix and number. Codes for pressings refer to label types, and are given in brackets just before the grade at the end of the listing (e.g. [SD]). RCA pressing codes are as follows:
PD = Plum Dog (Nipper, the RCA/HMV dog, shown against a shaded plum background; used for the last RCA classical mono issues, c.1954-1958).

SD = Shaded Dog (as above, but with fire-engine red background; used during the early stereo era, c.1958-1963, for both mono and stereo classical issues except some Sorias).

WD = White Dog (also called "Plain Dog"; Nipper here is against an unshaded background of Christmas red; used for all classical issues except Sorias c.1964-1969).

ND = No Dog (large "RCA" in open white letters on left of label; c.1969-1977).

LD = Late Dog (small dog on upper right of label against dark red; c.1977 forward).

BL = Black label (for popular records almost exclusively)

CP = Canadian Pressing.

PL = Plum Label (for Victrola [VIC or VICS] issues, the earliest pressings, c. 1964-1968).

SS = Soria Series (special label of Christmas red; no dog used only for the Sorias; the first Sorias had SD labels, but switched to SS about 1961 - before WD era).
I am now also including the stamper numbers of each stereo disc (and some monos too) next to the pressing code. If the information is available I also show the names of the producer and engineer in another pair of brackets. Please note that for these issues - as for most records from the early stereo era - copies in apparently mint condition frequently grade "A- to B+" in my audition. Copies graded A- are very fine, and higher grades are quite extraordinary from this period.
679.*AGL1-3879: STRAUSS - Elektra (Three Scenes). Borkh; Schoeffler; Yeend; Reiner/CSO. [TAS 35:177; issued on mono-only LP in the 50's, but never in stereo until this release (and a concurrent German issue) of March 1981; deleted September 1983. To my knowledge, the only stereo issue of this legendary recording until it was digitally remastered for CD. Amazing brass sound!!!] A- 24.00

680.*AGL1-4086: BLOCH - Schelomo. WALTON - Cello Concerto. Piatigorsky; Munch/BSO. [from LSC-2109; TAS 36:123] FS(c/c) 8.00

681.*AGL1-4215: HOVHANESS - Mysterious Mountain. STRAVINSKY - Divertimento from Le Baisee de la Fee. Reiner/CSO. [Mohr; Layton; from LSC-2251 (TAS 59:123-4)] A- 9.00

682.*AGL1-4804: GOULD - Suite from Declaration; Jekyll & Hyde Variations. Mitchell/National Sym. [Pfeiffer; Crawford. This Gold Seal issue was the first stereo appearance of these recordings, available originally on LM-2264, which was only in print 1/59 to 9/61. This Gold Seal available only very briefly in the mid-80's.] A-(c/c) 22.00

683.*ARL1-1155: DVORAK - Cello Concerto. Harrell; Levine/LSO. [Gerhardt; Moorfoot] [LD] A-(c/c) 12.00

684.*ARL1-2044: BRAHMS - Piano Concerto #1. Rubinstein; Reiner/CSO. [Pfeiffer; Chase; from LM-1831; recorded April 17, 1954 (the first Reiner/CSO recording after the initial Strauss sessions) this is its first stereo issue (1977) at all (the very early tape issue having been in mono only); not digitally remastered; LD labels (the only way it was issued)] [TAS 11:389L] [LD labels] A- 18.00

685.*ARL1-2715: MENOTTI - Sebastian Suite. PROKOFIEV - Romeo & Juliet Suite. Stokowski/NBC Sym. [1st stereo issue on disc, 1978; from LM-1858 & LM-2117; TAS 73:188; LD pressing (the only way it came)] A- 32.00

LP's: RCA's - continued
686.*ARP1-4427: RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF - Scheherazade. Reiner/CSO. [Mohr; Layton; half-speed remastered ("Point 5 Series") from LSC-2446; TAS 42:83; 45:153-4; 49:64-9; 65:153L; 75/76:72] A- to A(silky Teldec pressing) 25.00

687.*ARP1-4668: LISZT - Totentanz. SCHUMANN - Piano Concerto. Janis; Reiner/CSO. [Mohr; Layton; Liszt from LSC-2541; first (only?) issue of Schumann apart from CSO promotional disc, 1979. Half-speed ("Point Five") mastering; Totentanz is spectacular!] A- to A 25.00

688.*ARP1-4738: WAGNER - Meistersinger: Prelude to Act I; Excerpts from Act III; Gotterdammerung: Siegfried's Rhine Journey & Funeral Music. Reiner/CSO. [Mohr; Layton; half-speed remastering ("Point 5 Series") of LSC-2441; TAS 77:134] A- to A(silky German Teldec pressing) 25.00

689.*ARP1-4934: RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto #2; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Rubinstein; Reiner/CSO. [From LSC-2068 & LSC-2430 (TAS 30:139; 65:158L); 1/3-speed remastering (".5 Series"). Great goof on back cover: conductor conferring with Rubinstein in the photo is Alfred Wallenstein - not Reiner!] A- to A 18.00

690.*ATL1-4039: SAINT-SAENS - Symphony #3. Zamkochian, organ; Munch/BSO. [Mohr; Layton; "Point 5" Series half-speed re-mastering from LSC-2341] A- to A 12.00

691.*ATL1-4100: STRAUSS - Ein Heldenleben. Reiner/CSO. [Pfeiffer; Chase; half-speed ("Point Five") mastering; from LM-1807 (mono only) and VICS-1042 (TAS 108:110-11); superb German Teldec pressing] A- to A 25.00

692.*ATL1-4200: BRAHMS - Violin Concerto. Heifetz; Reiner/CSO. [Pfeiffer; Layton or Chase; 1/2-speed remastering ("Point 5" series); from LSC-1903 (TAS 77:138-40)] A- to A(Teldec pressing) 18.00

693.*ATL1-4268: MOUSSORGSKY - Pictures at an Exhibition. Reiner/CSO. [Mohr; Layton; "Point 5" Series; half-speed re-mastered; from LSC-2201; TAS regarding original: 98:126-8; TAS regarding this re-issue: 27:108; lovely German Teldec pressing] A- to A 24.00

694.*ATL1-4286: STRAUSS - Also Sprach Zarathustra. Reiner/CSO. [Pfeiffer; Chase] [Half-speed re-mastering ("Point 5 Series") of the first Reiner/CSO Zarathustra, recorded March 8, 1954. See TAS 75/76:78 re original issue on LSC-1806.] A- to A(lovely Teldec pressing) 25.00

695.*GL-42092 (FRENCH): STRAUSS - Ein Heldenleben. Another good joke here: the deluxe fold-open album gives this as the Reiner/CSO performance, even going so far as to credit John Weicher as solo violin and embossing their leather-like cover with the inscription "Les Authentiques." Imagine my surprise in listening and discovering that it is, in fact, the Leinsdorf/BSO performance! [French-only notes; fortunately (I guess), they do not go into rapture over the special Reiner/CSO affinity for Strauss, unique greatness, unparalleled early stereo era sound, etc...] French A- to A 13.00

696.*GL-42746(5): BEETHOVEN - The Five Piano Concerti. Rubinstein; Krips/Symphony of the Air. [Superb Italian pressings (no indication of digital remastering) of this first Rubinstein stereo cycle from the mid-50's, long out of print on LSC-6702] A- to A 45.00

697. LM-1807: STRAUSS - Ein Heldenleben. Reiner/CSO. [Mohr; Pulley & Layton; the first Reiner/CSO recording, 3-6-54 (wrong date given in notes!) The later stereo issues preserve the warm, spacious Orchestra Hall sound better, but compare dynamics at the end of the piece and the mono punch reveals how much the separate stereo taping team (Pfeiffer/Chase) yanked down the limiters as the CSO roared! Original fold-open cover w/extensive notes & session photos (you can pick out Mohr & Layton if you look carefully)] [PD; 4S/1S] A- 45.00

698. LM-1816: MUSSORGSKY - Night on Bald Mountain (Stokowski's orchestration); Khovantchina Exc. BORODIN - In the Steppes of Central Asia. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Russian Easter Overture (Moscona, bass, in place of trombone's chant). GLIERE - Russian Sailor's Dance. Stokowski/His Sym. [mono only] [PD; 16S/11S] A-/A-- 18.00

699. LM-1900: BERLIOZ - Symphonie Fantastique. Munch/BSO. [Their 1st recording, from November of 1954; this copy has the earlier cover - the unusual lady with three starry eyes and four breasts...] [PD; 7S/7S] A- 18.00

701. LM-1953: TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony #4. Munch/BSO. [issued in mono only - not in stereo until VICS issue] [PD; 1S/6S] B+/B++ 8.00

702. LM-2043: TCHAIKOVSKY - Francesca da Rimini; Romeo & Juliet. Munch/BSO. [Original mono-only issue; never in stereo until Victrola (Romeo is not same performance as LSC-2565).] [SD; 8S/10S] B++(Francesca is A-) 6.00

703. LM-2133: GLIERE - Red Poppy Suite. IPPOLITOV-IVANOV - Caucasian Sketches. Fistoulari/LPO. [never in stereo to my knowledge, at least in U.S.] [PD; 5S/5S] A- 12.00

704. LM-2134: OVERTURES - IN SPADES! Light Cavalry; Zampa; If I Were King; Morning, Noon & Night in Vienna; Queen of Spades; Crown Diamonds. Agoult/New Symphony Orch Of London. [Re-titled "Overture! Overture!" for its brief stereo incarnation; this mono issue has a different cover from either of the two stereos covers; TAS re stereo: 60:126] [PD; 5S/2S] A- 12.00

705. LM-2183: THE REINER SOUND - Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole; Pavane. Rachmaninoff - Isle of the Dead. Reiner/CSO. [TAS re stereo: 21/22:165; 86:184-6] [PD; 4S/3S] A- 18.00

706. LM-2251: HOVHANESS - Mysterious Mountain. STRAVINSKY - Divertimento from Le Baisee de la Fee. Reiner/CSO. [Mohr; Layton; TAS re stereo: 59:123-4] [AUTOGRAPHED in black ink on back cover by CSO first flute Donald Peck, 1964] [SD; 5S/2S] A-(autograph) 16.00

707. LM-2316: BEETHOVEN - Symphony #6. Monteux/VPO. [SD; 1S/1S] A- 10.00

708. LM-2588: KHACHATURIAN - Piano Concerto (Koussevitzky/BSO); 18th Variation from Paganini Rhapsody (Reiner/Robin Hood Dell); Albeniz Evocation; Liszt Mephisto Waltz. William Kapell, piano. [ND; 5S/12S] A- 12.00

709. LM-2993: THE YOUNG HOROWITZ: KABALEVSKY - Sonata #3 (recorded 1947). TCHAIKOVSKY - Dumka (recorded 1942). CHOPIN - Waltz, Op.64, #2 (recorded 1946). Then, recordings from 1928-30 of short works of SCARLATTI, CHOPIN, PAGANINI-LISZT, DEBUSSY, HOROWITZ & DOHNANYI. [WD; 3S/1S] A-(some surface noise from originals) 12.00

710. LM-6129(3): THE TONE POEM - LISZT: Mephisto Waltz; STRAUSS: Don Juan (1954) (Reiner/CSO). TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet; Francesca da Rimini; RAVEL: La Valse (Munch/BSO). LISZT: Les Preludes (Monteux/BSO). CASELLA: Italia; COPLAND: El Salon Mexico (Fiedler/Boston Pops). DEBUSSY: Nuages; IBERT: Escales (Stokowski/His Sym). [I can find no other issue of the Casella, at least on LP] A-(the box is pristine!) 30.00

711.*LSA-2290: MARTY GOLD AND HIS ORCHESTRA - It's Magic. [Producer uncredited; Simpson, engineer; one of RCA's "Stereo Action" series ("The sound your eyes can follow") with creative (if gimmicky!) channel manipulations, especially dizzying on earphones; in attactive, sturdy slipcase with stencil cut-out showing album art on enclosed jacket inside; these were issued with no poly-lined sleeve inside that cardboard jacket, hence rarely grade better than "A--" due to superficial scuffs and a resultant touch of surface "presence"] [BL; 5S/1S] A-- 16.00

712.*LSA-2353: LEO ADDEO AND HIS ORCHESTRA - The Music Goes 'Round and 'Round. [Gold; Simpson; an example of RCA's "Stereo Action" series with weird channel manipulations; in nice slipcase with stencil cut-out showing album art below] [BL; 1S/1S] A-- 16.00

713.*LSA-2365: KEITH TEXTOR CHORUS & PERCUSSION - Sounds Terrific! [Avakian & Sack, producers; Simpson, engineer; one of RCA's "Stereo Action" series with weird channel manipulations; in nice slipcase with stencil cut-out showing album art below] [BL; 1S/1S] A-- 16.00

714.*LSA-2376: BERNIE GREEN & HIS ORCHESTRA - Futura. [Producer uncredited; Simpson, engineer; one of the RCA "Stereo Action" series w/creative channel manipulations; nice slipcase w/stencil cut-out with album art below] [BL; 1S/1S] A-- 16.00

715.*LSC-1903: BRAHMS - Violin Concerto. Heifetz; Reiner/CSO. [Pfeiffer; Layton or Chase; TAS 77:138-40; in box with Heifetz booklet] [WD; 28S/25S] A-(lovely copy!) 22.00

717.*LSC-2028: STRAUSS FAMILY WALTZES - Roses from the South, 1001 Nights, Music of the Spheres, Secret Attractions, Citrons, Doctrines. Fiedler/BPS. [SD; 5S/6S] A- to B+ 25.00

718.*LSC-2129: TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto. Heifetz; Reiner/CSO. [ND; 29S/39S] A- 12.00

719.*LSC-2150: STRAVINSKY - Song of the Nightingale. PROKOFIEV - Lt. Kije Suite. Reiner/CSO. [Mohr; Layton; TAS 32:148; 42:83; 44:132; 49:148-9; 65:153L; 75/76:70; 158:134; the Stravinsky was recorded in the same session which produced the Rapsodie Espagnole from "The Reiner Sound"] [SD; 20S/20S] A- 45.00

720.*LSC-2201: MUSSORGSKY - Pictures at an Exhibition. Reiner/CSO. [Mohr; Layton; TAS 98:126-8] [ND; 29S/34S] A- 12.00

721.*LSC-2209: BRAHMS - Symphony #3. Reiner/CSO. [recorded December 14, 1957; TAS 73:193-4] [ND; 18S/20S] A- 12.00

722.*LSC-2216: TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony #6. Reiner/CSO. [Mohr; Layton] [ND; 14S/12S] A- 12.00

723.*LSC-2228: BERLIOZ - Harold in Italy. Primrose; Munch/BSO. [TAS 36:124-9; 100:216] [SD; 3S/1S] A- 28.00

724.*LSC-2251: HOVHANESS - Mysterious Mountain. STRAVINSKY - Divertimento from Le Baisee de la Fee. Reiner/CSO. [Mohr; Layton; TAS 59:123-4; the Hovhaness especially is exceptional] [SD; 3S/8S] A-(little or zero snd, superficial marks sd 2) 32.00

725.*LSC-2265: THE RUBINSTEIN STORY - Chopin Concerto #2; Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise. Wallenstein/Symphony of the Air. [Fold-open album includes 17-page booklet with many photos, article by Clifton Fadiman; Pfeiffer; Layton; TAS 67:140] [SD; 9S/5S] A- 32.00

726.*LSC-2323: TCHAIKOVSKY - Capriccio Italien. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Capriccio Espagnole. Kondrashin/RCA Sym. [Mohr; Layton; TAS 83/84:242; WD; 23S/10S] A-- 12.00

727.*LSC-2335: RODGERS - Victory at Sea, Volume 1.