Monthly Archives: June 2011

the next two Columbia MLs – 78 set, sticker version, full-size lp cover

Posted on June 29, 2011 by recordcovers

My next two Columbia Masterworks lps. For the second one, I have the 78 set, the sticker version and the lp with a full-size cover. all are Steinweiss.

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Robert Maguire, illustrator

Posted on June 28, 2011 by recordcovers

This is the full comment from a reader: I peered at the closeup of the artist’s signature on your “Dream Time Music” album and saw it as “Maguire”. Turns out the cover was painted by Robert Maguire, a prolific artist … Continue reading →

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the first appearance of columbia stickers

Posted on June 28, 2011 by recordcovers

first, shellackophile contributed the following comment: YI, All these covers originally appeared as 78 sets – MM-631, MM-697, MM-584, MM-603 and MM-621. By which he means ML-4010, 4012, 4014 4015 and 4016. Then, a new contributor points out that the … Continue reading →

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the next two ML4000s by Steinweiss, and another comment

Posted on June 25, 2011 by recordcovers

shellackophile.blogspot.com wrote the previous comment, and adds this about ML-4010, 4012, 4014, 4015 and 4016 that I recently posted. These are my next two Columbia Masterworks ML lps, ca 1950. I also repost the picture of the copy of the … Continue reading →

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some comments from a friend

Posted on June 24, 2011 by recordcovers

CL-791 was a reissue of ML-4065, which in turn was a reissue of 78 set M-681. Someone has M-681 on Ebay right now and it has the same cover. In about 1954 or ’55 Columbia converted a bunch of their … Continue reading →

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color variants – columbia ML 4020s in slight variations

Posted on June 23, 2011 by recordcovers

In the 1800s postage stamps were issued to be useful, not to be collected. When a country reprinted a stamp, often a new color that was slightly different from the original was used. This leads to some valuable rarities. In … Continue reading →

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columbia masterworks lps ML4010 through ML4016 steinweiss covers

Posted on June 22, 2011 by recordcovers

all I have of ML 4010 through ML 4016 that have steinweiss covers. One color variant, which leads me to believe others exist. 1948 to 1949.

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Columbia generic lp covers in different paper and cardboard

Posted on June 20, 2011 by recordcovers

A number of very early Columbia lps were issued with a generic cover picturing a column. These came in a variety of paper or cardboard types. In the previous post I showed ML 4004 in a generic cardboard cover that … Continue reading →

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Serkin plays the Emperor Concerto, 78 set and lp issues

Posted on June 20, 2011 by recordcovers

We now begin the Columbia Masterworks lps – classical composed music with prefixes of ML. Many of the earliest ones are reissues of 78 sets, or came out contemporaneously with a 78 rpm version. I have a lot more Columbia … Continue reading →

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My remaining Columbia CL500 series lps

Posted on June 19, 2011 by recordcovers

A random assortment of lps that I bought just for the covers. I am now getting rid of these, if anyone wants them. Can’t collect everything. The earliest one is a drawing the signature of which I read as “Maynire”. … Continue reading →

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