RARE Box of 6 LPs THE MAPLESON CYLINDERS 1900-1904 Complete Ed. Metro Opera
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35
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I am not a record dealer; I sell books. This record is not professionally graded; I am describing it in plain language. This LP was purchased at a Charity Sale.
Please take note of the comments in the Condition box. I have not listened to these Records -- visually, they are in very good condition (they look almost new) . They originally sold by Metropolitan Opera for $200
THE MAPLESON CYLINDERS 1900 - 1904 Complete Edition A Box Set of 6 LPs Comes with a 71-page booklet Released in 1985 by The New York Public Library
The Mapleson Cylinders are a set of brown wax cylinder recordings of Metropolitan Opera rehearsals and performances, as well as home recordings of family members, that were recorded by Lionel Mapleson between 1901-1909 and acquired by the New York Public Library between 1939-1962. The cylinders were transferred to analog tape in 1981 and released as a five-LP set by New York Public Library in 1985. The Mapleson Cylinders research files collection includes correspondence among various previous owners of the cylinders, documentation of early attempts by the New York Public Library, the Library of Congress, and others, to reformat them prior to the 1985 LP set. Also included are research notes of the New York Public Library's audio engineer Tom Owen who transferred the cylinders, as well as notes of Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound Curator David Hall conducted in preparation of the liner notes for the 1985 release.
Biographical/historical information
Between 1939 and 1962, the Music Division of the New York Public Library acquired a collection of 124 brown wax cylinders recorded by Lionel Mapleson between 1901 and 1909. The recordings contained primarily performances and rehearsals by singers and orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera.
This vintage Box Set is REDUCED from $49 to $35. It will be shipped in a Record box.
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