Re: [ARSCLIST] Eric Coates on Parlophone

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No great value that I'm aware of. Some bricks 'n' mortar used record stores 
automatically tag ten-inch LPs at $10 and $15 just because they're "cool", then 
put them in the bargain bins. Only very unusual material can command high prices.

dl

Aaron Levinson wrote:
> I saw copies of those US 10" records yesterday strangely enough. Are 
> they fairly common or do they have significant collector value? Just 
> curious
> as I know so little about the value of classical records.
>
> AA
>
> David Lennick wrote:
> > Indeed, but the Parlophone LP is clearly a much later recording. 
> > Coates recorded for HMV and English Columbia in the 20s and 30s, and 
> > Decca/London in the late 40s and early 50s. US Decca issued this disc 
> > as DL 4039, probably in 1954. It is definitely not the same as the 
> > 1930s English Columbia recordings of the same works (London and London 
> > Again Suites).
> >
> > dl
> >
> > Nigel Barrett wrote:
> > > EMI issued a great comilation of the original 78's mostly recorded in 
> > > the
> > > early 30's ,a few years back-Although the dates are not given and the
> > > compilation includes the rarely heard Saxophone Rhapsody,EMI at
> > > Hayes,dropping them a letter to the Archivist would receive the info you
> > > want David .Will check if the dates are in the sleeve notes.I thought of
> > > Coates recently and the 50th anniversary of his death and to think he 
> > > was
> > > once Beecham's viola player c.1917 ! He came a long way !
> > > NIGEL BARRETT IN BANGKOK
> > >
> > >
> > > On 12/27/07, David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Repeating the question..any thoughts?
> > > >
> > > > David Lennick wrote, Dec. 13:
> > > > > Can anyone put a date to PARLOPHONE PMD 1004, Eric
> > > > > Coates conducting the London and London Again Suites? This isn't in 
> > > > > any
> > > > > of my Parlophone catalogues for 1951-54, but this thing sounds as if
> > > > > it's dubbed from 78 masters..which is odd, since Coates had already
> > > > > recorded both suites for Columbia. In infinitely better sound, by the
> > > > > way, with a better orchestra. (Hmm, I just heard a splice go by. That
> > > > > still doesn't account for all the wow.)
> > > > >
> > > > > dl