ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS
Copland-rodeo/fanfare-ives-johanos-analogue productions apc 004
Gould-latin-american symphonette-abravanel-analogue productions apc 003
Ravel-works for orchestra-skrowaezewski-analogue productions apc 007
Thomson-plow that broke the plains-stokwoski-analogue productions ap 001
The weavers-reunion in carnegie hall-analogue productions-apf 005 (180 gram)
ASSORTED ANCIENT MUSIC
La spagna- atrivm mvsicae de madrid/gregorio paniagua- bis lp-163/64
Cantigas de santa maria/piae cantiones-joculatores upsalienses-bis lp-225
English ayres and duets-the camerata of london-hypreion a66003
La folia-gregorio paniagua-atr 013 (180 gram)*/harmonia mundi hm 1050
Troubadour songs and medieval lyrics-hillier-hyperion a66094
ASSORTED CLASSICAL
Bach-brandenburg concertos 4 & 5-timegate tg 234
Bach-goldberg variations-michel kiener-cercle kallistos ck 1004
Beethoven-piano sonata no. 23 (appassionata)-kamiya-rca rdce-4 (45 rpm)
Debussy-trois images pour orchestre-haitink-philips 9500 509
Jefta/psaltarpsalmer-angby kammarkor/collden-proprius 7840
Johnsen-kantat, sonat & oder-ljunggren-proprius prop 7805
Palestrina-missa brevis-candomino choir-fg fglp-1028
Stravinsky-petroushka-danon-chesky cr42
Villa-lobos-uirapuru-everest lpz 1003 (180 gram reissue)
ASSORTED POP/ROCK/JAZZ/ETHNIC
For duke-bill berry (et al)-m & k realtime records-rt-101
Ed graham-"hot stix"-m & k realtime records-rt 106 (45 rpm)
James newton howard & friends-sheffield lab 23
Kitamura-swing sessions-rca rdce-10
John klemmer-straight from the heart-nautilus nr-4
The singing bowls of tibet-alain presencer-saydisc sdl 326
Saudades-dom um romao-water lily wla-cs-16
Midnight sugar-yamamoto-three blind mice tbm-23
DECCA/LONDON/ARGO ORCHESTRAL/CHORAL
Albeniz-suite espanola-de burogs-decca sxl 6355/london cs 6581
Britten-three church parables-pears/shirley-quirk/britten-decca 1bb 101/3
Roberto gerhard-the plague-dorati-decca head 6
Gerhard-concerto/rawsthorne-symphony no. 3-norman del mar-argo zrg 553
Mathias-harp concerto/dance overture-atherton-decca sxl 6607/o-l sol 346
Schoenberg-variations for orchestra op.31-mehta-london enterprise 414 440-1
Stravinsky-agon/berg-chamber concerto-atherton-argo zrg 937
Varese-arcana/integrales/ionisation-mehta-london enterprise 414 170-1
DECCA/LONDON OPERAS
Britten-billy budd-decca set 379/london osa 1390
Britten-death in venice-bedford-london osa 13109/decca set 581
Delibes-lakme-sutherland/bonynge-london osa 1391/decca set 387/9
Massenet-don quichotte-ghiaurov/kord-london 0sa 13134/decca d 156 d3
Strauss, r.-die agyptische helena-jones/dorati-decca d176 d3/london osa
13135
DECCA (SPEAKERS CORNER/ALTO) REISSUES
Albeniz-iberia/turina-danzas fantasticas-decca sxl 2243 (speakers corner)
Bartok-music for strings, percussion & celesta-decca 6111 (speakers corner)
Grieg-piano concerto/litolff-scherzo/franck-curzon-decca sxl 2173 (alto)
Kodaly-hary janos suite-kertesz-decca sxl 6136 (speakers corner)
DEMONSTRATION RECORDS
Audio symphony (check up your sounds vol. 1)-rca rvle-1
Orchestrations astromantic-otaka-rca rdce-6
HARMONIA MUNDI
La fete de l'ane-clemencic consort-harmonia mundi (france) hm 1036
Handel-water music-mcgegan-harmonia mundi hmu 7010
Leonin-ecole notre~dame-ensemble organum-harmonia mundi hmc 1148
Martin codax-cantiagas de amigo-criswick-harmonia mundi hm 1060
Musique de la grece antique-gregorio paniagua-harmonia mundi hm 1015
Tarentule~tarentelle-gregorio paniagua-harmonia mundi hm 379
Villancicos-atrium musicae de madrid-harmonia mundi france-hm 1025
Vivaldi-flute concertos-see-harmonia mundi (usa) hmc 5193
MERCURY (CLASSIC) REISSUES
Prokofiev-scythian suite-dorati-mercury sr-90006 (classic reissue)
Ravel-rapsodie espagnole/la valse-paray-mercury sr90313 (classic reissue)
Stravinsky-the firebird-dorati-mercury sr90226 (classic reissue)
MOBILE FIDELITY
Mussorgsky-pictures at an exhibition/firebird suite-muti-mfsl 1-520
Oregon-distant hills-mobile fidelity 514
Romantic russia (borodin, glinka, mussorgsky)-solti-mobile fidelity mfsl 517
Stravinsky-the rite of spring-muti-mobile fidelity mfsl 1-519
PIERRE VERANY
Images galantes de la renaissance-pierre verany pv 4791
Liszt-via crucis-andre lynch-pierre verany pv 8292
Ultreia!-polyphonia antiqua-pierre verany pv 83032
RCA (CLASSIC) REISSUES
Belafonte at carnegie hall-rca lso-6006 (classic reissue)
Belafonte returns to carnegie hall-rca ls0-6007 (classic reissue)
Bob and ray throw a stereo spectacular-rca lsp-1773 (classic reissue)
The royal ballet-ansermet- rca lds 6065 (classic reissue)
Stravinsky-song of the nightingale/reiner-rca lsc-2150 (classic reissue)
THE BASIC LIST
A few of these records may end up in the demi-gods. It is even possible that a few might end up in the honorable mentions. In general, the lps in this class have a slightly higher "noise-floor", and are not quite as "alive" sounding, than those at the very top.
ACCENT
German chamber music (bach family/telemann)-kuijken-accent acc 8019
Haydn-die schopfung-la petite bande/kuijken-accent acc 8228-9
Mozart-(4) flute quartets-kuijken-accent acc 8225
ARGO/L'OSIEAU-LYRE
Britten-noye's fludde-argo zk 1
Byrd-my ladye nevells booke-hogwood-l'oiseau-lyre d29d 4
Dufay-complete secular music-the medieval ensemble-l'oiseau-lyre d 237 d6
Falla-el retablo de maese pedro/psyche-rattle-argo zrg 921
Gerhard-symphony no.4/violin concerto-davis/neaman-argo 701
Holst-savitri/choral hymns from the rig veda-baker/tear/holst-argo zk 98
Mathias-clarinet concerto/laudi/other works-atherton-argo zrg 882
Messiaen-chronochromie/boulez/koechlin-dorati/boulez-argo zrg 756
The play of daniel-pro cantione antiqua-brown-argo zrg 900
Sessions-rhapsody for orchestra/symphony no.8-prausnitz-argo zrg 702
Shostakovich-concerto for piano, trumpet and strings-marriner-argo zrg 674
ASSORTED ANCIENT MUSIC
Canciones y danzas de espana-ensemble hesperion xx-reflexe 063-30939
Chants de l'exil-boston camerata/cohen-erato stu 71429
Consort music of the english renaissance-extempore stings-meridian e 77003
Medieval christmas-boston camerata/cohen-nonesuch 71315
Mythomania-baren gasslin-deutsche harmonia mundi-069-99-948
Praetorius/widmann/schein-tanzmusik-archive sapm 198166 (alto reissue)
Romances-esther lamandier-alienor al 10
ASSORTED CLASSICAL
Antill-corroboree-goossens-everest sdbr-3003 (classic reissue)
Bach-peasant & coffee cantatas-harnoncourt-telefunken 641359
Beethoven-serenaden op.8 und op.25-aitken/mendelssohn-ensemble-fsm 52 236
Boulez-pli selon pli-boulez/bryn-julson/bbc symphony-erato num 75050
Chopin-piano sonata no. 3, scherzo no. 2-auer-rca rdce-7
Copland & menotti piano concertos-earl wild-analogue productions apc 029
Debussy/ravel-piano works-moravec-athena alsy-10002
Handel-belshazzar-harnoncourt-das alte werk/telefunken-635326
Knussen-symphony 3/bainbridge-viola concerto-trampler-unicorn rhd 400
Leonardo leo-the complete instrumental music-tafelmusik-collegium 8405/06
Missa gallica (lallement)-auvidis av 4724
Paganinni-le couvent du mont st bernard-dynamic ds 4027
Paradisus musicus-melchior franck-carus fsm 63110
Rachmaninoff-symphonic dances-johanos-athena 10001
Schurmann-six studies of francis bacon-bbc symphony orch.-chandos abr 1011
Theodorakis/neruda-canto general-atma-sphere 3-001
Weill-the treepenny opera/milhaud-la creation-weisberg-nonesuch h-71281
ASSORTED ETHNIC MUSIC
Munyungo (jackson)-vital 002
Saradamani-vishwa mohan bhatt/namdari-water lily-wla-es-23
Songs of kings and warriors-al-haji papa bunka susso-water lily wla-as-15
Les traditions rituelles des bonpos tibetains-ocora 558622
ASSORTED OPERA (DECCA/LONDON/EMI)
Bizet-carmen-troyanos/solti-london osa 13115/decca d 11 d 3
Gershwin-porgy and bess-maazel-london osa 13116/decca set 609-11
Janacek-katya kabanova-soderstrom/mackerras-london osa 12109/decca d51-d2
Massenet-esclarmonde-sutherland/bonynge-london osa 13118/decca set 612/14
Offenbach-the tales of hoffmann-sutherland-london osa 13106/decca set 545-7
Puccini-tosca-price/von karajan-london osa 1284/decca 5bb 123-4
Puccini-turandot-sutherland/pavarotti/mehta-london osa 13108/decca set 561
Shostakovich-lady macbeth of mtsensk-vishnevskaya-emi sls 5157
Gilbert & sullivan-hms pinafore-london 1209 or decca skl 4081 4082
Tchaikovsky-eugene onegin-weikl/kubiak/solti-london osa 13112/decca set 596/8
Verdi-otello-mccracken/barbirolli-emi san 252-4/ex 2901373
Verdi-il travatore-sutherland/pavarotti-decca d82 d3/london osa 13124
ASSORTED POP/ROCK/JAZZ
The l.a.4-just friends-concord jazz cjd-1001
The l.a.4-pavane pour une infante defunte-east wind ew-10003
Lightnin' hopkins-goin' away-analogue productions-apb 014 (180 gram)
Oregon-in performance-elektra 9e 304
Rough trade-live!-umbella umb dd1
Tate buckner bishop-curcio-i giganti del jazz 13
ASSORTED SOUNDTRACK
Brainstorm (soundtrack)-horner-ter 1074 (mgm/ua)
Emerald forest (soundtrack)-homrich/gascoigne-varese sarabande stv 81244
The fantasy film world of bernard herrmann-london sp 44207/decca pfs-4309
Mysterious film world of bernard herrmann-london spc 21137/decca pfs-4337
CHESKY
Berlioz-symphonie fantastique-freccia-chesky cr 1 (180 grams)
Brahms-symphony no. 1-horenstein-chesky cr 19
Offenbach-gaite parisienne-fiedler-chesky rc 110
Power of the orchestra-leibowitz-chesky rc 30
DECCA
Britten-prince of the pagodas- decca gos-558 559
Chabrier-espana and other orchestral works-ansermet-decca jubilee jb 10
Gershwin-rhapsody/an american in paris-copland-fanfare-mehta-decca spa 525
Haydn-cello concerto & horn concertos-rostropovich/tuckwell-decca jb 121
Herold-lanchberry-la fille mal gardee-royal opera house-decca sxl 2313
Kodaly-psalmus hungaricus/missa brevis-kertesz/heltay-decca jb 122
Liszt-piano concertos no. 1 & 2-davis-decca viv 11 (phase four)
Schoenberg-pierrot lunaire-atherton-decca sdd520
Shostakovich-string quartets-fitzwilliam qrt-l'oiseau`lyre or decca d 188
Welsh concertos (hoddinott/mathias)-atherton-decca sxl 6513
DECCA (SPEAKERS CORNER/ALTO/KING) REISSUES
Bruch-scottish fantasia/hindemith-oistrakh-decca sxl 6035 (speakers corner)
Dvorak-symphony no. 5 "new world"-kertesz-decca sxl 2289 (speakers corner)
Espana-argenta-decca sxl 2020 (speakers corner)
Falla-el amor brujo/ravel-de burgos/mistral-decca sxl 6287 (speakers corner)
Falla-the three cornered hat-ansermet-decca sxl 2296 (speakers corner)
Ibert-divertissement-martinon-decca sxl 2252 (speakers corner)
Mahler-symphony 3/mehta-king super analogue kijc 9014 9015
Mendelssohn-a midsummer night's dream-decca sxl 2060 (speakers corner)
Prokofiev-symphony no. 6-weller-decca sxl 6777 (speakers corner)
Ravel-l'enfant et les sortileges-ansermet-decca sxl 2212 (speakers corner)
Rossini-overtures-gamba-decca sxl 2266 (speakers corner)
Suppe-four overtures(light cavalry etc)-solti-decca sxl 2174 (speakers corner)
Tchaikovsky-1812 overture/marche slave/capriccio italien-decca sxl 2001 (alto)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
Russo-street music op 65 (a blues concerto)-siegel/ozawa-dgg 2530788
Stravinsky-chamber music-boston symphony chamber players-dgg 2530551
Stravinsky-ebony concerto/dumbarton oaks-boulez-dgg 2531378
Stravinsky-pulcinella (complete ballet)-abbado-dgg-2531087
Takemitsu-quatrain/a flock descends-ozawa/bso-dgg 2531 210
Virtuoso mandolins-vivaldi/scarlatti/behrend-dgg-2535249
Weill-the threepenny opera suite/violin concerto-atherton-dgg 2543808
EMI/KLAVIER/ALTO
Antill-corroboree-lanchbery-emi oasd 7603
Bartok-music for strings, percussion and celesta-ormandy-emi asd 3655
Dutilleux/lutoslawski-cello concertos-rostropovitch-emi asd 3145
Haydn-baryton trios-esterhazy bartyton trio-emi hqs 1424/sls 5095
Holst-the planets-andre previn-emi asd 3002
London festival ballet gala-terence kern-emi sls 842
Mahler-des knaben wunderhorn-szell/schwarzkopf-emi asd 1000981
Massenet-le cid-fremaux- klavier ks 522 (180 gram)
Messiaen-turangalila symphony-beroff/loriod/previn-emi sls 5117
Offenbach-overtures-fremaux-klavier ks 517 (180 gram)
Saint-saens-carnival of the animals-fremaux-klavier analog ks 527 (180 gram)
Shostakovitch-symphony no.13 (babi yar)-previn-emi asd 3911 (alto reissue)
Sullivan-merchant of venice/the tempest-dunn-klavier ks 521
Tchaikovsky-manfred symphony-previn-emi asd 3018 (alto reissue)
Walton-te deum/gloria/crown imperial-fremaux-emi esd 1063711
HARMONIA MUNDI
Byrd-missa in tempore paschali-chanticleer-harmonia mundi (usa) hmc 5182
Les cantigas de santa maria-clemencic consort-harmonia mundi hm 977/79
Carmina burana-volume 5-clemencic consort-harmonia mundi hm 339
Charpentier-les antiennes "o" de l'avent-christie-harmonia mundi hm 5124
Corelli-concerti grossi op.6-concerto's 1 to 6-harmonica mundi (usa) 7014
Danses anciennes de hongrie-clemencic consort-harmonia mundi hm 1003
Dufay-missa sine/danses medievales-clemenic consort-harmonia mundi hm 939
Handel-arias for senesino-minter-harmonia mundi (usa)-hmc 5183
Josquin des prez-missa pange lingua-joel cohen-harmonia mundi hmc 5119
Machaut-messe de nostre-dame/chansons-cohen-harmonia mundi hmc 5122
Moliere (soundtrack)-clemencic consort-harmonia mundi france hm 1020
Mozart-horn concertos-greer-harmonia mundi (usa)- hmu 7012
Musique arabo-andalouse-atrium musicae-harmonia mundi france-hm 389
Musique judeo-baroque-boston camerata/cohen-harmonia mundi hm 1021
Offenbach-cello suites op.54-pidoux/peclard-harmonia mundi hm 1043
Polyphonie aquitaine du xiie siecle-ensemble organum-harmonia mundi 1134
Purcell-music for a while-deller-harmonia mundi hm 249
Scarlatti/melani-arias & cantates-nelson/ferry-harmonia mundi hm 5137
Thibaut de navarre-paniagua-harmonia mundi hm 1016
HYPERION
Bach-hunt cantata/no. 208-kirkby/smith-hyperion a 66169
Bliss-string quartets-delme quartet-hyperion a 66178
Clarinet concertos-rawshorne/jacob/cooke-king-hyperion a66031
Haydn-string quartets-opus 71/4-salomon quartet-hyperion a66065/a66098/a66124
Lawes-sitting by the streams-consort of musicke-hyperion a 66135
Mozart-string quartets-"haydn"-salomon quartet-hyperion a66170/a66188/a66234
LONDON/DECCA
Bartok-concerto for orchestra-mehta-ipo-london cs 6949/decca sxl 6730
Bloch-schelomo-mehta-ipo-london enterprise 414 166-1
Debussy-3 nocturnes/images: iberia-dorati-decca sxl 6742/london csa 6968
Delibes-sylvia-bonynge-london (or decca) jubilee 414 257-1(dutch pressings)
Dukas-symphony c/sorcerer's apprentice-weller-london cs 6995/decca sxl 6770
Haydn-the seasons-(sung in german)-dorati-decca d 88 d 3/london osa 13128
Khachaturian-symphony 2 (the bell) london enterprise 414-169-1
Messiaen-la transfiguration de notre seigneur-dorati-decca/london head 1/2
Mozart-serenade no. 10 k.361-vienna wind soloists-london final looc 5429
Mozart-piano concertos nos. 20 & 27-curzon-decca sxl 7007/london cs 7251
Prokofiev-five piano concertos-ashkenazy-london 2314 or decca 15 bb 218 219
Rimsky-korsakoff-scheherazade-mehta-london csa 6950/decca sxl 6731
Rimsky-korsakoff-le coq d'or/russian easter-maazel-london cs7196/decca 6966
Schumann & grieg-piano concertos-lupu-london cs 6840/decca sxl 6624
Shostakovitch-symphony 15-haitink-london cs 7130/decca sxl 6906
Stravinsky-pulcinella-marriner-argo zrg 575 or london enterprise 411-728
Stravinsky-oedipus rex-pears/solti-london osa 1168/decca set 616
Stravinsky-the rite of spring-solti-decca sxl 6691/london csa 6885
Tchaikovsky-francesca da rimini/hamlet-dorati-decca sxl 6627/london cs 6841
Tchaikovsky-violin concerto-belkin-decca sxl 6854/london cs 7076
Tchaikovsky-the six symphonies-mehta/lapo-london csp-10
LYRITA
Alwyn/bush/berkeley/maconchy-lyrita srcs 57
Arnold-english, scottish and cornish dances-lyrita srcs 109
Holst-japanese suite/bliss-melee fantasque-lyrita srcs 50
MERCURY (GOLDEN IMPORTS)
Barber/sessions/ginastera-hanson-mercury golden imports sri 75049
Delibes-sylvia-fistoulari-mercury golden imports sri 2-77005
Gould-west point symphony-fennell-mercury golden imports sri 75094
Hovhaness-symphony no.4-roller-mercury golden imports sri 75010
Piston-the incredible flutist/chadwick-symphonic sketches-mercury sri 75050
Thomson-symphony on a hymn tune-hanson-mercury golden imports sri 75063
MOBILE FIDELITY
Beethoven-symphony no.9 (choral)-solti/cso-mobile fidelity mfsl 2-516
Elgar-falstaff-symphonic study-boult-mobile fidelity mfsl 2-501
Gershwin-rhapsody in blue/an american in paris-maazel-mobile fidelity-1-529
Grofe-grand canyon suite-fiedler-mobile fidelity 527
Holst-the planets-solti-mobile fidelity-1-510/mfqr 1-510
Muddy waters-folk singer-mfsl 1-201
Respighi-pines of rome/feste romane-maazel-mobile fidelity-1-507/mfqr 1-507
Ry cooder-jazz-mobile fidelity 1-085
PHILIPS
Orff-der mond-kegel-philips 6700 083/edition phonix eph-19 (2lp)
Orff-die kluge-kegel-philips 6769 094/edition phonix eph-09 (2lp)
Orff-trionfi (trittico teatrale)-kegel-philips 6768 070 (3lp)
Telemann-cantatas (schoolmaster/canary/country life)-prey-philips 6500 116
Tippett-symphony no. 1-davis-philips 9500 107
Vienna 1908-1914 (schoenberg/webern/berg)-dorati-philips sal 3539
PIERRE VERANY
Estampies et danses royales du moyen age-loinhdana-pierre verany pv.83031
Les plus beaux noels anciens-polyphonia antiqua-pierre verany pv 9802
Sortileges de la harpe indienne-alderete-pierre verany pv 82111
PROPRIUS
The great organ works-durufle/dupre-toren-proprius 7854 & 7855
Jazz at the pawnshop-proprius 7778/9 and atr 003
Mozart-requiem-skold/choir of st. Jacob-proprius 7815
RCA (CLASSIC) REISSUES
Albeniz-iberia (complete)-morel/pso-rca lsc-6094 (2) (classic reissue)
Bartok-concerto for orchestra-reiner-rca lsc 1934 (classic reissue)
Dvorak-symphony no. 2 (7)-monteux-rca lsc-2489 (classic reissue)
Gounod-faust/bizet-carmen suite-gibson-rca lsc-2449 (classic reissue)
Mussorgsky/ravel-pictures at an exhibition-reiner-rca lsc-2201 (classic reissue)
Music for bang, baa-room and harp-schory-rca lsp-1866 (classic reissue)
Ravel-alborado del gracioso/debussy-reiner-rca lsc-2222 (classic reissue)
Respighi-pines of rome/fountains of rome-reiner-rca lsc-2436 (classic reissue)
Rhapsodies-enesco/liszt-stokowski-rca lsc-2471 (classic reissue)
Rimsky-korsakoff-scheherazade-reiner-rca lsc-2446 (classic reissue)
REFERNCE RECORDINGS
Arnold-overtures-arnold/lpo-reference recordings rr-48
Ebony concerto-yeh/depaul univ. Wind ensembles-reference recordings rr-55
Fiesta (reed/gould/nixon/williams/perkins)-dunn-reference recordings rr-38
Weber/brahms-clarinet quintets-eddie daniels-reference recordings rr-40
SHEFFIELD LAB
I've got the music in me-thelma houston-sheffield lab-2
The name is makowicz-adam makowicz-sheffield lab 21
Mcbroom/mayorga-growing up in hollywood town-sheffield lab 13
