Monthly Archives: June 2010

Scheherazade on Columbia Records

Posted on June 29, 2010 by recordcovers

Columbia records is one of the original major record labels of the U.S. I have a few of their 78 rpm sets of Scheherazade, those will be in a later post. Here are some of the earlier lp ones. Columbia … Continue reading →

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One piece of music: Scheherazade

Posted on June 29, 2010 by recordcovers

No one can collect every record ever issued. A collector can either pick and choose, just acquiring the things he or she really likes, or can specialize in one or two things. I am a completist about Scherazade – I … Continue reading →

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Reissues: The King and I

Posted on June 23, 2010 by recordcovers

Another example of Curt John Witt covers reissued under different color schemes. I don’t love this one, but it is fun. Early 1950s versions of The King and I on a budget label, Plymouth.

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Reissues: Curt John Witt covers for Grieg Piano Concerto

Posted on June 23, 2010 by recordcovers

One of the joys of collecting record covers is stumbling upon reissues of covers you already love. These are all designs by Curt John Witt (Design House) for Grieg’s Piano Concerto played by Karrer. All are from the early 1950s, … Continue reading →

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Reissues: Scheherazade on RCOA

Posted on June 22, 2010 by recordcovers

My all time favorite reissues are the total color changes on the RCOA and Plymouth labels. Here I show three Record Corporation of America variants of their Scheherazade cover. The bluegreen one is on the Gramophone label, and says 1953. … Continue reading →

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Reissues

Posted on June 9, 2010 by recordcovers

It can be fun to follow a particular recording as it gets reissued with different covers. Here are three covers from the late 1940s to mid-1950s of a particular piece of music, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite on Columbia. All have cover … Continue reading →

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Series 2: Modern Series

Posted on June 4, 2010 by recordcovers

Series covers in which all of them had the same design in different colors were around in the 1940s and 1950s. The RCA Heifetz covers shown earlier are an example. They are also part of a larger series, of RCA … Continue reading →

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