Robert Shaw – Christmas Hymns And Carols, Volume I
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RCA Victor Red Seal – LM-1112 |
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Vinyl
, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
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US |
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Genre: |
Folk, World, & Country |
Style: |
Holiday |
Tracklist
| A1 | Joy To The World; It Came Upon A Midnight Clear; Angels We Have Heard On High | |
| A2 | O Come, O Come, Emanuel; Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem; Silent Night | |
| A3 | O Come, All Ye Faithful; Luther's Cradle Hymn; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen | |
| A4 | We Three Kings; The First Noël; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | |
| B1 | Shepherd's Carol; Coventry Carol; Patapan | |
| B2 | My Dancing Day; I Wonder As I Wander; Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella | |
| B3 | Carol Of The Bells; Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming; Go Tell It On The Mountain | |
| B4 | I Sing Of A Maiden; Echo Hymn; Wassail Song; Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Credits
- Artwork – Lorraine Fox
- Chorus – RCA Victor Chorale*
- Chorus Master – Robert Shaw
- Supervised By [Uncredited] – Steve Sholes (tracks: B3, B4)
Notes
Plum shaded dog labels.
RCA "red seal" label with Nipper and "His Master's Voice"
Liner notes are © 1954 and include these notes about the recording:
These recordings by Robert Shaw and his Chorale were made in December, 1945 and June, 1946, in the ballroom of the Lotus Club, New York City. The original recordings were made on lacquer discs and have been transferred to tape using High Fidelity transfer methods to enhance the sound.
In enhancing the sound, the frequency and reverberation characteristics have been revised to comply with current tastes in recorded choral sound as reproduced by modern High Fidelity phonographs.
RCA "red seal" label with Nipper and "His Master's Voice"
Liner notes are © 1954 and include these notes about the recording:
These recordings by Robert Shaw and his Chorale were made in December, 1945 and June, 1946, in the ballroom of the Lotus Club, New York City. The original recordings were made on lacquer discs and have been transferred to tape using High Fidelity transfer methods to enhance the sound.
In enhancing the sound, the frequency and reverberation characteristics have been revised to comply with current tastes in recorded choral sound as reproduced by modern High Fidelity phonographs.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side-A runout, stamped): EO LRC 3912 32S ɪ A 52
- Matrix / Runout (Side-B runout, stamped): EO LRC 3913 28S ɪ F3
Other Versions (5 of 30)
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Christmas Hymns And Carols (4×Shellac, 12", Album, Indianapolis Pressing) | RCA Victor Red Seal | M-1077, M 1077 | US | 1946 | ||
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Christmas Hymns And Carols (4×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress) | RCA Victor Red Seal | MO 1077, M 1077 | US | 1947 | ||
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Christmas Hymns And Carols (4×7", 45 RPM, Mono, Red, Box Set, Album) | RCA Victor Red Seal | WMO 1077 | US | 1949 | ||
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Christmas Hymns And Carols (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono) | RCA Victor Red Seal | LM-1112 | Canada | 1954 | ||
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Christmas Hymns And Carols (LP, Album, Reissue, Mono) | RCA Victor Red Seal | LM-1112, LM 1112 | US | 1954 |
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Reviews
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Important to note that Robert Shaw, The Robert Shaw Chorale - Christmas Hymns And Carols Volume 1 is NOT the same as this release, but is a re-recording of this material in stereo.
The title and repertoire are the same as The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw - Christmas Hymns And Carols, Volume I, so it's easy to assume that the 1957 release is simply this recording in reprocessed and resequenced form, as often happened. But though the arrangements are identical or similar, the recordings are distinct.
(There are two differences in the naming of the 25-song tracklist: Luther's Cradle Hymn = Away In A Manger, while based on a YouTube of the 1957 release, Echo Hymn = Christmas Hymn.)
The 1945/1946 recording has dry mono sound that reveals its shellac origins, whereas the re-recording has reverberant stereo sound that sounds like a recording to tape. Other differences I noticed include key changes between recordings, while at least one track, Joy to the World, has additional verses in the 1957 version. -
The date of this album is a bit of a puzzlement. As noted above, this was originally recorded in 1946, and released on 78s, then later released on LP and 45. The "1954" date there is for a Canadian release, but when was it released on LP in the United States? I've seen a Billboard reprint online, showing this album on the best-seller charts for 33 1/3 discs in December of 1951, so it apparently was available by then at the latest. I note that this cover differs from ones I've seen for the 45 set, and I also note the "Enhanced Sound" on the cover. Is it possible that this came out on LP in 1951 or before, and then was re-issued in what we would now call a "remaster" with better sound and new cover art in 1954?
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