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LP's: Mercuries
For the SR series (and some of the others) I am now replacing my previous pressing designation by means of
label-type with designations by means of stamper numbers, since most of my customers seem to find that
information more complete and useful. The FR's are the earliest stampers, followed by the RFR's, CFR's and
M's. FR stampers no longer appeared in issues with numbers above about SR-90265 (some earlier numbers
may also have been pressed first as RFR's), and there were no RFR's either above about SR-90500. Excellent
(or mint) copies of Mercury's early stereo pressings (particularly those with the early FR stampers), like those
of most companies in the late 50's and early 60's, sometimes grade A- but frequently have a degree of surface
noise which falls a little below my audition grade of A-, yet is quieter than what I grade B+. These are graded
"A- to B+." Items graded A- are very fine copies of very quiet pressings, and grades above that are exceptional.
1159. EP-1-5010 (45 RPM; 7-INCH): BRAHMS - Rhapsodies: Op.79, #2; Op.119, #4. Abram
Chasins, piano. A- [060868] .......................................................................................................... 13.00
1160. MG-10112: TCHAIKOVSKY - The Tempest; Hamlet. Rachmilovich/Stockholm Radio
Orch. B [073931] ............................................................................................................................. 8.00
1161. MG-50011: RESPIGHI - Pines & Fountains of Rome. Dorati/Mpls. [recorded December
12+13, 1952] [MF-13/MF-13] B+ [074823]................................................................................... 11.00
1162. MG-50047: GINASTERA - Variaciones Concertantes. BRITTEN - Young Person's Guide to
the Orchestra. Dorati/Mpls. [TAS 44:169; November 20, 1954; while this recording of the
Ginastera does not have quite the polished playing of Leinsdorf's wonderful BSO disc,
some of the tutti sections have tremendous power - especially the finale, horns and timpani
especially] [MF-4/MF-8] A- [071557]............................................................................................ 37.00
1163. MG-50082: MacDOWELL - Suite #2 ("Indian"). Hanson/ERSO. [fine sound] [MF-9/FR-2]
A- to B+ [082622] ........................................................................................................................... 12.00
1164. MG-50105: MARCHING ALONG - Marches of Sousa (6, including Stars & Stripes;
Washington Post); Meacham (American Patrol), Alford (Col. Bogey), Goldman, King,
Klohr & McCoy. Fennell/EWE. [TAS re stereo: 35:107] [MF-2/MF-5] A- [071632] ................. 13.00
1165. MG-50128: PARAY - Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc. Yeend;
Lloyd; Bible; Sze; Paray/Detroit; Cho. [TAS re stereo: 36:166] [FR-6/FR-3] A-(s/s)
[078868] ............................................................................................................................................ 9.00
1166. MG-50129: HAYDN - Symphony #96. MOZART - Symphony #35. Paray/Detroit Sym.
[TAS re stereo issue: 33:134] B+ [081377] .................................................................................... 10.00
1167. MG-50139: ROSSINI OVERTURES - Gazza Ladra, Scala di Seta, Cenerentola, Barber of
Seville, Italiana in Algeri, Signor Bruschino. Dorati/Mpls. [TAS re stereo: 37:93] [FR-
1/FR-2] A- [071631] ....................................................................................................................... 13.00
1168. MG-50320: MENDELSSOHN & CHOPIN - Sonatas for Cello & Piano. Starker; Sebok.
[TAS re stereo: 33:135] [RFR-2/RFR-1] A- [072152] ................................................................... 14.00
1169. OL2-106(2): DELIBES - Sylvia (complete). Fistoulari/LSO. [TAS re stereo: 38:143] [FR-
1/2/4/1] A- [057174] ....................................................................................................................... 14.00
1170.*SR-60007: GRIFF WILLIAMS - America's Most Danceable Music. [Carroll; Putnam;
Universal Studios, Chicago] [FR-4/FR-3] A- [072934] ................................................................... 9.00
1171.*SR-60021: GRIFF WILLIAMS & HIS SOCIETY ORCHESTRA - We Could Have Danced
All Night. [Carroll; Putnam; Universal Studios, Chicago] [FR-1/FR-1] A- [072843] ..................... 9.00