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Limited-Edition, Numbered LP Set with a detailed booklet (estimate 2500 sets) Original LP front and back covers Cover art in style of the 40CD box set Lift-off rigid LP box (in the style of previous 6LP sets from Decca) Full-colour English-language booklet reflowed to LP/vinyl format size from the 128-page CD bookled including The Story of Phase 4 by Tim McDonald (Producer for Phase 4 from 1972-78) The pressings from Record Industries will be on 180 gsm vinyl stock Lacquers cut by Sean Magee at Abbey Road StudiosIn the 1960s Decca pioneered the use of a multi 10-channel console mixer which created recordings with an unprecedented sense of spatial realism and movement Phase 4 Stereo. Following in the footsteps of Decca s highly-successful label heritage sets (The Decca Sound, Mercury Living Presence), this generous selection of the very best of Phase 4 promises to amaze a new generation of fans.Two of the titles included in the set are on the TAS List - the Holy Grail of vinyl fidelity. This is a list of recordings recommended by The Absolute Sound magazine under the direction of Harry Pearson. Disc / Side Track Title Artist Time 1/1 Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 "From the New World" 1/1 1 1. Adagio - Allegro molto New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Doráti 12:19 1/1 2 2. Largo New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Doráti 12:23 1/2 1 3. Scherzo (Molto vivace) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Doráti 07:44 1/2 2 4. Allegro con fuoco New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Doráti 11:27 The Fantasy Film World Of Bernard Herrmann Disc / Side Track Title Artist Time 2/1 Bernard Herrmann - 2/1 1 Journey To The Centre Of The Earth National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann 15:01 2/1 2 The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann 08:26 2/2 1 The Day The Earth Stood Still National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann 11:42 2/2 2 Fahrenheit 451 National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann 10:48 Bizet: Carmen & L’Arlésienne Suites Disc / Side Track Title Artist Time 3/1 Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite (excerpts from suites nos. 1 & 2) 3/1 1 Les toréadors New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 04:27 3/1 2 Aragonaise New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 02:16 3/1 3 Intermezzo New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 02:25 3/1 4 Les dragons d'Alcala New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 01:39 3/1 5 Habanera New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 02:06 3/1 6 La garde montante New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 03:40 3/1 7 Danse bohème New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 04:42 3/2 Georges Bizet - L'Arlésienne Suite No.1 3/2 1 Prélude New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 08:22 3/2 2 Minuetto New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 03:28 3/2 3 Adagietto New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 04:03 3/2 4 Carillon New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 05:05 3/2 L'Arlésienne Suite No.1 3/2 5 Farandole New Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Münch 03:37 Rózsa: Music From Ben Hur Disc / Side Track Title Artist Time 4/1 Miklós Rózsa - 4/1 1 Fanfare To Prelude National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklós Rózsa 03:57 4/1 2 Star Of Bethlehem And Adoration Of The Magi National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, The National Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus, Miklós Rózsa 03:59 4/1 3 Friendship National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklós Rózsa 03:48 4/1 4 The Burning Desert National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklós Rózsa 05:18 4/1 5 Arrius's Party National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklós Rózsa 01:41 4/1 6 Rowing Of The Galley Slaves National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklós Rózsa 02:34 4/2 1 Parade Of The Charioteers National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklós Rózsa 03:28 4/2 2 The Mother's Love National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklós Rózsa 02:47 4/2 3 Return To Judea National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklós Rózsa 02:28 4/2 4 Ring For Freedom National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklós Rózsa 02:40 4/2 5 Lepers' Search For The Christ National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklós Rózsa 03:07 4/2 6 Procession To Calvary National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklós Rózsa 04:41 4/2 7 Miracle And Finale National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, The National Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus, Miklós Rózsa 05:28 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Disc / Side Track Title Artist Time 5/1 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, Op.35 5/1 1 The Sea And Sinbad's Ship London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Gruenberg, Leopold Stokowski 10:03 5/1 2 The Story Of The Calender Prince London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Gruenberg, Leopold Stokowski 11:42 5/2 1 The Young Prince and the Young Princess London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Gruenberg, Leopold Stokowski 11:56 5/2 2 Festival At Bagdad - The Sea - The Shipwreck London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Gruenberg, Leopold Stokowski 12:06 Yellow River Concerto; Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 Disc / Side Track Title Artist Time 6/1 Xian Xinghai - Concerto for Piano & Orchestra "The Yellow River" 6/1 1 1. Prelude: The Song Of The Yellow River Boatmen Ilana Vered, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar Howarth 03:32 6/1 2 2. Ode To The Yellow River Ilana Vered, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar Howarth 04:15 6/1 3 3. The Yellow River In Wrath Ilana Vered, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar Howarth 06:44 6/1 4 4. Defend The Yellow River Ilana Vered, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar Howarth 06:10 6/2 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K.467 6/2 1 1. Allegro Ilana Vered, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster 15:35 6/2 2 2. Andante Ilana Vered, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster 08:38 6/2 3 3. Allegro vivace assai Ilana Vered, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster 07:02
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