Robert Shaw – Christmas Hymns And Carols

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Label:	RCA Victor Red Seal – M 1077
Series:	Musical Masterpiece Series
Format:	4 x Shellac , 12", Album , Indianapolis Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	Nov 1946
Genre:	Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Holiday

Tracklist

		Christmas Hymns (Part 1)
A1		Joy To The World Composed By – Handel* Lyrics By – Watts*
A2		It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Composed By – Willis* Lyrics By – Sears*
A3		Angels We Have Heard On High Written-By [Old French Melody] – Traditional
		Christmas Hymns (Part 2)
B1		O Come, O Come, Emanuel Written-By – Traditional
B2		O Little Town Of Betlehem Lyrics By – Brooks* Music By – Redner*
B3		Silent Night Composed By – Gruber* Lyrics By – Mohr*
		Christmas Hymns (Part 3)
C1		O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) Translated By [English Lyrics] – Oakeley* Written-By [Portugal] – Traditional
C2		Luther's Cradle Hymn /Away In The Manger) Written-By – Martin Luther (3)
C3		God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen Written-By – Traditional
		Christmas Hymns (Part 4)
D1		We Three Kings Written-By – Hopkins*
D2		The First Noel Written-By – Traditional
D3		Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Composed By – Mendelssohn* Written-By – Wesley*
		Christmas Carols (Part 1)
E1		Shepherd's Carol (Carol From The Suffolk Harmony, 1786) Written-By – Billings*
E2		Coventry Carol Written-By – Traditional
E3		Patapan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum) Written-By – Traditional
		Christmas Carols (Part 2)
F1		My Dancing Day Written-By – Traditional
F2		I Wonder As I Wander Written-By [Appalachian Folk Song] – Traditional
F3		Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella Written-By [Traditional French Carol] – Traditional
		Christmas Carols (Part 3)
G1		Carol Of The Bells Arranged By – P. J. Wilhousky* Composed By – Leontovich*
G2		Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming Written-By – Praetorius*
G3		Got Tell It On The Mountain Arranged By – J. W. Work* Written-By [Spiritual] – Traditional
		Christmas Carols (Part 4)
H1		I Sing Of A Maiden Written-By [15th Century Carol] – Martin Shaw (3)
H2		Echo Hymn Written-By [Seventeeth Century Melody] – Traditional
H3		Wassail Song Written-By – Traditional
H4		Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly Written-By [Old Welsh Carol] – Traditional

Companies, etc.

Record Company – RCA Victor Division Of Radio Corporation Of America
Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Recorded At – Lotos Club, New York

Credits

Choir – RCA Victor Chorale*
Chorus Master – Robert Shaw
Illustration – Hill*
Supervised By [Uncredited] – Steve Sholes

Notes

Both forms of the catalog number appear on the release: M-1077 on the spine and inner front ; M 1077 on the labels.
Catalog number variant of RCA Victor Chorus • Robert Shaw - Christmas Hymns And Carols.
RCA Victor first ring label with US patent number, 2130239 within the concentric rings.
Labels used by the company Jan.,1946 - 1947.

Pressed by RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis identified by the stamped ⌶ in the runouts, as well as the labels' concentric circles touching the (RCA) logo lozenge.

Recorded December 6 & 8, 1945 and June 6, 1946 at the Lotos Club, New York.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID (Labels): Concentric circles touch RCA logo lozenge
Pressing Plant ID (Runouts stamped): ⌶
Other (Record 1 catalog number): 11-9313
Other (Record 2 catalog number): 11-9314
Other (Record 3 catalog number): 11-9315
Other (Record 4 catalog number): 11-9316
Matrix / Runout (A stamped): 11-9313A E 1 ⌶
Matrix / Runout (B stamped): 11-9313B E 1 ⌶
Matrix / Runout (C stamped): 11-9314A ⌶E1
Matrix / Runout (D stamped): 11-9314B ⌶E 1
Matrix / Runout (E stamped): 11-9315A E⌶ 1
Matrix / Runout (F stamped): 11-9315B E⌶ 1
Matrix / Runout (G stamped): 11-9316A 3 ⌶E
Matrix / Runout (H stamped): 11-9316B ⌶E3

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Christmas Hymns And Carols (4×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress)	RCA Victor Red Seal	MO 1077, M 1077	US	1947
Recently Edited	Christmas Hymns And Carols (4×7", 45 RPM, Mono, Red, Box Set, Album)	RCA Victor Red Seal	WMO 1077	US	1949
Recently Edited	Christmas Hymns And Carols, Volume I (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono)	RCA Victor Red Seal	LM-1112	US	1954
Recently Edited	Christmas Hymns And Carols (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono)	RCA Victor Red Seal	LM-1112	Canada	1954
Recently Edited	Christmas Hymns And Carols (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono)	RCA Victor Red Seal	LM-1112, LM 1112	US	1954