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RCA LCT Series As I continue to explore this remarkable collection of mono RCA LP's, I have come this time to the LCT releases. RCA began issuing LP's in the LCT series in late 1950, consisting of transfers of famous material from the 78-rpm era. They were issued at full price and were designated "Red Seal Collector's Issue," but were actually given special gold labels (later pressings of those that remained in the catalog into the late 1950's eventually had "Plum Dog," or "Shaded Dog," or even later labels). The records were further designated "Treasury of Immortal Performances;" some of the last issues were identified instead as "From the Connoisseur Catalog." Most of the discs were single 12-inch records in a series beginning with LCT-1000, but there were a few 10-inch issues, and several boxed sets also. The early issues often included the same wonderful cover art that the 78-rpm sets had used. For some reason, RCA did not use the numbers from 1051 through 1099, so the sequence runs only from 1000 to 1050, and then from 1100 to the final issue, LCT-1160. There were several other lacunae in the series - numbers which went unused. The group in this catalog, amazingly, includes all the discs which I believe were issued save one: LCT-1101, which held excerpts from Aida with Serafin and the Rome Opera. I believe all the other missing numbers were simply ones which were not used. The last issues in this series arrived in late 1954 and early 1955, but nearly half were deleted by late 1956, and many more followed in 1957 and 1958. The rarest issues are those which were not issued until 1954, but were then gone by 1956. I hope you enjoy browsing this historic group! 653. LCT----5: HAMLET - Excerpts from the soundtrack of the Laurence Olivier film. Sir William Walton's music performed by Mathieson/PO. [10-inch] [GL; 1S/1S] B+(occ tks; cover scuffy)............................................................................................................................................... 12.00 654. LCT----6: PROKOFIEV - Violin Concerto #2. Heifetz; Koussevitzky/BSO. [10-inch; the first - and I believe the only - LP issue of this until the Heifetz Collection boxed sets] [GL; 1S/1S] B+ ..................................................................................................................................................... 16.00 655. LCT---10: Rosa Ponselle in Opera and Song - Arias from Vestale(2), Otello(2); Songs of Schubert & Bishop. [10-inch] [GL; 1S/1S] A-- ............................................................................... 11.00 656. LCT---16: OPERETTA FAVORITES - Selections by Herbert(3), Friml(3) & Romberg(2). Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy. [10-inch] [GL; 1S/1S] A-(very fine!) ............................... 12.00 657. LCT-1000: GENIUS AT THE KEYBOARD - Short pieces played by Paderewski(4), de Pachman, Rachmaninoff(3), Albert Schweitzer (organ, of course) Prokofiev & Rosenthal. [issued December 1950; deleted March 1956] [GL; 1S/2S] A-/A--(ticks 30 seconds, side 2, band 1) .............................................................................................................................................. 12.00 658. LCT-1001: WAGNER - A TREASURY OF IMMORTAL PERFORMANCES by Lehmann, Leider, Rethberg, Schorr, Schumann-Heink & Gadski. [PL; 1S/7S] B-/C+................................ 4.00 659. LCT-1002: MAGIC STRINGS - Short works performed by Kreisler(3), Elman(2), Casals(3), Segovia. [issued Dec 1950; deleted March 1956] [GL; 2S/2S] A- to B+(mostly A-; few lgt blems; minor cover scuffs) ............................................................................................................... 16.00 660. LCT-1003: GOLDEN AGE ENSEMBLES - <strong>Recordings</strong> by Caruso, De Luca, Journet, Galli- Curci, Hempel, Rothier, De Segurola, Ponselle, Pinza, Schorr, Schumann, Melchior, Alda, Homer, Farrar & Scotti. [GL; 1S/1S] B- .............................................................................. 6.00 661. LCT-1004: GOLDEN DUETS - Caruso/Ruffo, Bori/McCormack, Ponselle/Martinelli, Caruso/Scotti, Farrar/Caruso, Ponselle/Telva, Gigli/Ruffo. [issued 12/50; deleted 3/56] [GL; 4S/5S] B- ................................................................................................................................... 6.00 662. LCT-1005: SACRED SONGS - Sung by Matzenauer(2), Schumann-Heink(2), Chaliapin(2), McCormack(2), Ponselle, Caruso. D(but the cover is good!) ......................................................... 2.00 663. LCT-1006: GOLDEN AGE AT THE METROPOLITAN - Arias by Bori, Calve, Caruso, Farrar, Galli-Curci, Journet, Ponselle, Ruffo, Schipa, Tetrazzini, Chaliapin, Rethberg, McCormack. [GL; 2S/2S] B to B+ ................................................................................................. 12.00 664. LCT-1007: CARUSO - Arias from Elisir, Gioconda, Africana, Boheme, Juive, Carmen, Aida, Pecheurs, Pag, Rigoletto. [GL; 5S/5S] B ........................................................................................... 8.00 665. LCT-1008: GOLDEN VOICES SING LIGHT MUSIC - Selections by Bori, Galli-Curci, Gluck, Homer, Ponselle, Schumann-Heink, McCormack, Chaliapin & Rethberg. [GL; 1S/2S] B/B- .................................................................................................................................................... 8.00 666. LCT-1009: BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto #3. Rubinstein; Toscanini/NBC Sym. [broadcast, 1944] [PD; 17S/10S] A-(lovely!) ..................................................................................................... 18.00
LP's : RCA's - continued 667. LCT-1010: BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto. Heifetz; Toscanini/NBC Sym. [GL; 22S/20S] A- (sd 2: occ tks, mostly very light) ........................................................................................................ 9.00 668. LCT-1012: TCHAIKOVSKY - Piano Concerto Horowitz; Toscanini/NBC. [PD; 22S/14S] A- (superb copy!)................................................................................................................................... 16.00 669. LCT-1013: BEETHOVEN - Symphony #7. Toscanini/NYP. [GL; 7S/6S] A-(lgt scr off & on, movement 1)..................................................................................................................................... 12.00 670. LCT-1014: RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto #2. Composer, piano; Stokowski/Phila. [SD; 18S/14S] A- ...................................................................................................................................... 12.00 671. LCT-1015: BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto #5. Schnabel; Stock/CSO. [GL; 3S/4S] A-- ................. 18.00 672. LCT-1016: BRAHMS - Double Concerto. Feuermann; Heifetz; Ormandy/Phila. [WD; 7S/10S] A-...................................................................................................................................................... 12.00 673. LCT-1017: SCHUBERT - Piano Trio #1. Rubinstein; Heifetz; Feuermann. [GL; 2S/4S] B++/B ...... 9.00 674. LCT-1019: RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto #4. Composer, piano; Ormandy/Phila. [GL; 1S/2S] B+ to A-(very nice copy for early pressing)......................................................................... 12.00 675. LCT-1020: BEETHOVEN - Trio, Op.97 ("Archduke"). Rubinstein; Heifetz; Feuermann. [SD; 19S/11S] A- ...................................................................................................................................... 12.00 676. LCT-1021: MOZART - Divertimento in E-flat, K.563. Heifetz; Primrose; Feuermann. [GL; 1S/2S] B............................................................................................................................................ 12.00 677. LCT-1022: BRAHMS - Piano Trio #1, Op.8. Rubinstein; Heifetz; Feuermann. [PD; 4S/4S] A- ..... 16.00 678. LCT-1023: BEETHOVEN - Symphony #1 (Toscanini/BBC Sym). Brahms - Haydn Variations (Toscanini/NYP). [GL; 1S/1S] C+/B(cover fine, though!)............................................................... 4.00 679. LCT-1025: BRAHMS - Piano Concerto #2. Horowitz; Toscanini/NBC. [WD; 16S/13S] A-............. 12.00 680. LCT-1026: DVORAK - Cello Concerto. Casals; Szell/CPO. [GL; 2S/2S] A-(very fine for an early pressing) .................................................................................................................................. 24.00 681. LCT-1028: BOCCHERINI - Cello Concerto. BRUCH - Kol Nidrei. Casals; Ronald/LSO. [GL; 2S/3S] B- ............................................................................................................................................ 9.00 682. LCT-1029: MOZART - Piano Concerto #26, Landowska; Goehr/Ch Orch. HAYDN - Concerto in D, Op.21 (on harpsichord). Landowska; Bigot/Orch). [GL; 1S/1S] A--................................... 16.00 683. LCT-1031: PINZA: Italian Songs of 17th & 18th Centuries (Kitzinger, piano). PINZA & RETHBERG: Mozart Arias & duets from Figaro(5) & Don Giovanni (Reibold/RCA Victor Sym). [GL; 3S/1S] B-......................................................................................................................... 8.00 684. LCT-1032: BEETHOVEN - Concerto #4. Rubinstein; Beecham/RPO. [GL; 2S/5S] B+(occ tks)..... 16.00 685. LCT-1033: WAGNER - Die Walkure, Act I. Lehmann; Melchior; List; Walter/VPO. [fine copy of this first LP issue of legendary recording; issued in box with libretto; first copy I've had in this form] [GL; 6S/2S] A-(brief lgt tks sd 1)......................................................................... 32.00 686. LCT-1034: CARUSO IN OPERA AND SONG - Arias - Ballo, Tosca, Trovatore(2), Cid, Boheme; Songs - Donaudy, Tosti, Alvarez, Rossini. [PD; 5S/7S] A--(occ tks) ................................ 9.00 687. LCT-1035: AIDA OF YESTERDAY - Selections by Gigli, Rethberg, Ponselle, Martinelli/Pinza, Gadski/Amato, Ponselle/Martinelli & Homer/Caruso. [GL; 1S/1S] B/B+ ................................................................................................................................................... 9.00 688. LCT-1036: JOHN McCORMACK IN OPERA AND SONG - Arias from Lucia, Tristan, Jocelyn, Elisir; Songs of Wagner, O'Brien, Marshall & Adeste Fideles. [GL; ?S/1S] B-................................ 7.00 689. LCT-1037: FAMOUS DUETS - Caruso/Gluck, Caruso/Farrar, Gigli/Pinza(2), Bori/McCormack, Galli-Curci/Schipa, Farrar/Scotti & Martinelli/Journet. [GL; 2S/1S] B+ to B(varies) ................................................................................................................................. 10.00 690. LCT-1038: GREAT PIANISTS OF THE PAST PLAY CHOPIN - Pachmann, Rosenthal, Paderewski, Levitzki, Cortot, Rachmaninoff & Lhevinne. [GL; 1S/1S] A--(1st 1/4-inch sd 2 is B-) ................................................................................................................................................ 9.00 691. LCT-1039: STARS OF THE GOLDEN AGE - Arias by Galli-Curci(2), Caruso(2), Ruffo, Scotti, Bori, Destinn, Homer, Melba & Battistini-Sillich. [GL; 1S/1S] A-(brief tks, sd 2/bnd 2 - Caruso Cav)....................................................................................................................... 12.00
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Page 11 and 12: LP's: Operatic & Choral Repertoire
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Page 35 and 36: LP's : Angels - continued 563. 3527
Page 37 and 38: LP's: London Phase-4 Stereo 614.*SP
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Page 43 and 44: LP's : RCA's - continued 715. LCT-1
Page 45 and 46: LP's : RCA's - continued 753. LCT-6
Page 47 and 48: LP's : RCA's - continued 792. LM-17
Page 55 and 56: LP's : RCA's - continued 948.*LSC-2
Page 57 and 58: LP's : RCA's - continued 988.*VICS-
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Page 75 and 76: LP's : Violinists - continued 1365.
Page 77 and 78: LP's: Cellists 1402. CASALS: Elgar
Page 79 and 80: LP's : Pianists - continued 1442. G
Page 81 and 82: LP's : Pianists - continued 1483.*S
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LP's : Conductors - continued 1685.
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