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【COLLECTOR’S VINYL RECORDS BIBLE ( I )】(Paperback)

1 – THE BEST RECORDINGS OF DECCA & LONDON RECORDS

2 – DISCOGRAPHY – INDEX OF THE EQUIVALENT RECORDINGS

OF DECCA – LONDON – DECCA RECORDS

3 – COMPLETE OLD & NEW TAS HP’S SUPER LP LIST

IN MEMORY OF THE EDITOR OF THE ABSOLUTE SOUND (TAS)

– HARRY PEARSON

Price: US $ 13,00 , (postage excluded) [ Mail Order & Contact ]

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The Best recordings of Decca & London Records

List of Best Recordings (Performance & Sound Quality)

of Decca (London) Records

Listed according to the name of the performer

The most popular DECCA Record stereo series, the SXL, SET series released in the United Kingdom and the CS, OS, OSA series released in the United States are the same recordings. Starting 1968 recordings from DECCA (LONDON) have significantly improved due to new recording equipment and better raw material of vinyl. The recordings have been recorded with a quieter background and more detailed sound quality. Therefore many outstanding recordings are not limited to the early distribution. Among the 1,500 records from 1958 until 1980, there are many excellent performers who have produced many classic works. The music and audio ratings are very high. Almost half (more than 700) are in the TASEC, AS list, have RM 17 to 20 points, have Penguin 3 star rating or above, or are well reviewed in other magazines.

The special list is as follows:

[ For details, please refer to the Collector’s Illustrated Vinyl Bible (II) & (III) ]

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[Abbado, Claudio Abbado]

Bruckner: <Symphony No.1>, VPO. Decca SXL 6494, London CS 6706

Janacek: <Sinfonietta>, Hindemith: <Symphonic Metamorphoses>. Decca SXL6398 (CS 6620)

Mendelssohn: <Symphony No.3 & No.4>, LSO. Decca SXL 6363, London CS 6587

Prokofiev: <Symphony No.1 &No.3>, LSO. Decca SXL 6469, London CS 6679

[Aeolian String Quartet] – [The String Quartets of Joseph Haydn, Volume 1 to Volume 11] (Decca HDN Series, HDNL 49-51 to HDNV 82-84)

[Allegri String Quartet] – Britten: <String Quartet No.1>. Decca SXL 6564 (No London CS)

[Alonso, Odon Alonso] – E.Halftter: <Rapsodia Portuguesa>; Turiana: <Rapsodia Sinfonica>; Granados: <Le Maja y El Ruisenor>, Gonzalo Soriano (piano), NOS-Odon Alonso. London CS 6034 (No Decca SXL)

[Amadeus Quartet] – Britten: <String Quartet No.3>. Decca SXL 6893 (No London CS)

[Alwyn, Kenneth Alwyn] – Tchaikovsky: <1812, Capriccio Italien & Marche Slave>, SXL 2001 (CS 6038)

[Ansermet, Ernest Ansermet & OSR]

Albeniz: <Iberia>, Turina: <Danzas Fantasticas>. Decca SXL 2243, London CS 6194

Beethoven: <Symphony No.9>. Decca SXL 2274, London CS 6143

Bizet: <Carmen Suite>, <L’Arlesienne Suite>, Decca SXL 2037, London CS 6062

Borodin: <Symphony No.2 & No.3>. London CS 6126 (No Decca SXL)

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Ravel: <Sheherazade>; Berlioz: <Nuits D’ete>. Decca SXL 6081 (OS 25821)

Ravel: <Daphnis et Chloe>. Decca SXL 6204 (CS 6456)

Rimsky-Korsakov: <Christmas Eve> <Sadko> <Flight-Bumble Bee>. Decca SXL 2113 (CS 6036)

Rimsky-Korsakov: <The Tale of Tsar Saltan> <May Night> <Russian Easter Festival>, SXL 2221 (CS 6012)

Stravinsky: <Apollon Musagete> Complete ballet, <Renard>, London CS 6034 (No Decca SXL)

Stravinsky: <Quatre études pour orchestre>, <Suite no.1 pour petit orchestre>, <Suite no.2 pour petit orchestre>, <Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée >, London CS 6325 (No Decca SXL)

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[ Ballet music from Tchaikovsky ] SXL 2092-3 (CSA 2203), SXL 2107-8 (CSA 2204), SXL 2153 (CS 6127), SXL 2160-2 (CSA 2304), SXL 6312 (CS 6542), London CS 6097 (No Decca SXL = SWL 8010, 10″ LP)

[Argenta, Ataulfo Argenta]

Albeniz: <Navvarra>; Guridi: <Ten Basque Dances>; Turina: <La Procesion del Rocio> & <La Oracion Del Torero>, National Orchestra of Spain. London CS 6130 (No Decca SXL)

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Ernesto Halffter: <Sinfonietta>, National Orchestra of Spain. London CS 6029 (No Decca SXL)

[ España ] Rimsky Korsakov: <Capriccio Espagnol>; Granados: <Andalusia>; Chabrier: <Espana>; Moszkowsky: <Spanish Dances>, LSO. Decca SXL 2020 (London CS 6006)

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[Weller, Walter Weller]

Dukas: <Symphony in C>, <Sorcerer’s Apprentice>, LPO. Decca SXL 6770, London CS 6995

Grieg: <Incidental Music From Peer Gynt>, RPO. Decca SXL 6901 (NO London CS), Penguin **(*)

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Prokofiev: <Symphony No.4, Op.47/112>, <Russian Overture, Op.72>, LPO. Decca SXL 6908 (No CS) Prokofiev: <Symphony No.5 in B Flat Major, Op.100>, Decca SXL 6787 (NO London CS), Penguin **(*)

Prokofiev: <Symphony No.6, in E-flat minor, Op.111>, LPO. Decca SXL 6777, London CS 7003

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Rachmaninov: <Symphony No.3 in A minor Op.44>, <“The Rock” Fantasy>, LPO.

Decca SXL 6720 (No CS) , Penguin **(*)

[The Weller Quartet]

Brahms: <Quartet No.1 in C Minor, Op.51, no.1> & <Quartet No.2 in A Minor, Op.51, no.2>.

Decca SXL 6151, London CS 6432

Mozart: <String Quartet in D, K.575 “Prussian No.1”>, <String Quartet in F, K.590 “Prussian No.3”>.

Decca SXL 6258, London CS 6502

[Willcocks, David Willcocks]

Haydn: <The Nelson Mass>, Choir of King’s College & LSO. London OS 25731 (No Decca SXL)

[Woodword, Roger Woodword]

Takemitsu: <Corona (London Version)>, <For Away>, <Piano Distance>, <Undisturbed Rest>,

Roger Woodword (Keyboards). Decca HEAD 4

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[ Decca – London Records ] Index of Equivalent Recordings

[ London – Decca Records ] Index of Equivalent Recordings

【ABBREVIATIONS，(英文縮寫)】

*Asterisk after the series number, e.g. Decca SXL 2001* or London CS 6013*

Means: it was reissued by Speakers Corner.

* [序號後加星號，表示有Speakers Corner的復刻片，如Decca SXL 2001* 或London CS 6013*]

( ) after the series number, e.g. Decca SXL 2153 (SXL 2107-8, ©=SDD 257)

Means: SXL 2153 (is one of the SXL 2107-8, ©= the equivalent reissue)

( ) 在序號後的括號，如Decca SXL 2153 (SXL 2107-8, ©=SDD 257)

表示：SXL 2153 (是SXL2107-8中的一張，©=相同錄音的再版編號)

℗ & © symbols are not copy right, ℗ = produced or producer; © = copy, released year

AS List = Arthur Salvatore Supreme LP Recordings List (from www.high-endaudio.com)

AS-DIV = The Divinity List (finest sounding records)

AS-DG = The Demi-Gods List

AS List = The Basic List

AS List-H = The Honorable Mentions

AS List-F = His Favorite Recordings (not considers the sonics)

BB = Blue Border or Blue Back Cover (中文請參照本書前言中，唱片內標與版本)

ED1 = First Label

DECCA: Wide Band Grooved (WBG), rim text “Original Recording By..” at 10 o’clock

LONDON: FFSS, Wide Band Grooved (WBG)

ED2 = 2nd Label

DECCA: Wide Band Grooved (WBG), rim text ”Made in England” at 10 o’clock

LONDON: ffrr, Grooved, rim text ”Made in England” at 11 o’clock

ED3 = 3^rd Label

DECCA: Wide Band Non-Grooved (WB), rim text ”Made in England” at 10 o’clock

LONDON: ffrr, Non-Grooved, rim text ”Made in England” at 11 o’clock

ED4 = 4^th Label

DECCA: Narrow Band (NB), “Made in England”

LONDON: ffrr, ”Made in England” at left above the STEREOPHONIC

ED5 = 5^th Label

DECCA: Dutch Narrow Band (NB), “Made in Holland” at bottom rim

LONDON: ffrr, “Made in Holland” at bottom rim

G.Top 100 = The British Gramophone Magazine TOP 100

[留聲機雜誌百大古典唱片]

Japan 300 = Best 300 CD & LP [Japan – Ongaku No Tomo (Ontomo Mook) 1984-2011]

[日本音樂之友社出版的定期刊物 – 唱片藝術(レコード芸術) (Record Geijutsu), 針對古典樂

最基本的 300 個曲目 (後來有陸續擴充)，選出最受好評的版本，稱之為唱片藝術- 名曲名盤300]

Penguin***＊ = The Penguin Guide 3 star rating with Rosette (企鵝三星帶花)

(＊Rosettes indicate that they are of extra special quality)

Penguin*** = The Penguin Guide 3 star rating (outstanding performance and recording)

Penguin**(*) = Brackets round one or more of the star indicate some reservations

about its inclusion & readers are advised to refer to the text.

RM = Robert Moon’s “Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound”, ratings for Early London/Decca Classical Recordings – Performance Rating (1-10) +Sound Rating (1-10) = Maximum rating is RM 20

Robert Moon 在他的“FFSS”一書中，對早期 London/Decca唱片的評價，演出 (1-10分) + 音效 (1-10分) ，最高 RM 20分。

TASEC = TAS Editor’s Choice (Harry Pearson – HP’s List 1014)

[TAS主編哈利皮爾森 (HP) 2014年的榜單]

TASEC＊＊ = Best of the Bunch [TAS主編哈利皮爾森的12 張發燒天碟榜單]

TAS-OLD = HP’s Old List [TAS主編哈利皮爾森的舊榜單]

TAS2016 & TAS2017 = TAS Super LP List 2016 & 2017, by Jonathan Valin

TAS SM 67-138++, (SM = Ratings from Sid Marks) [TAS雜誌Sid Marks的正面評價]

TAS 65-176++ = TAS issue 65, page 176 [即TAS第65期, 176頁]

TAS xx /xxx+, ++, +++ = (+, ++ & +++) indicate the TAS degree of praise

[代表TAS雜誌正面評價的多寡]

$ & $+ = Reference Price from 15-30 & 30-50 Usd

$$ & $$+ = Reference Price from 50-75 & 75-100 Usd

$$$ & $$$+ = Reference Price from 100-170 & 170-200 Usd

$$$$ = Reference Price from 200-300 Usd

$$$$$ = Reference Price from 300 Usd & Very expensive

There are more and more vinyl collectors, so the prices is climbing every year. Prices also depend on the different conditions and pressings of the records. Some are higher because they are newer; some are lower because they are older or simply came from good luck of online bidding.

The prices are only for readers’ reference. [價格只是作爲讀者的參考]