"This is the Hollywood Bowl" - Capitol SABO 8496 (2LP gatefold set with book)

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redgarnett Store ITEM DESCRIPTION:

This beautiful and rare 2 LP-Book gatefold set – a superb collector's copy – from Capitol (SABO 8496, US pressing, rainbow label / stereo logo at 9 o’clock, original inner sleeves included) entitled "This is the Hollywood Bowl!" features a remarkable issue limited-edition deluxe issue that combines an in-bound 15-page, lavishly illustrated booklet with 2 LP’s of great performances made by the stalwarts of the Hollywood Bowl, and with several cameo appearances by the likes of violinist Michael Rabin, pianist Leonard Pennario, et al.

The production values for this set are quite impressive, consisting of a heavy front panel that opens to reveal a 15-page booklet entitled "an evening in the Hollywood Bowl" by LA Times columnist Gene Sherman. Included in this booklet are the following:

> numerous color photos of the Hollywood Bowl, and surrounding Los Angeles circa 1960.

> extensive notes on the music by Hollywood Bowl Program Annotator Robert Turner.

> reproductions of painted portraits of Felix Slatkin, Roger Wagner, Miklos Rozsa, Carmen Dragon, Michael Rabin, Leonard Pennario, and Alfred Newman..

Also included is a 4-page pamphlet, “a complete catalog containing 30 distinctive albums of popuar classics by America’s favority Symphony Orchestra” (listed with the Capitol catalog numbers).

Really, it is an extraordinary compendium of documentary information and photos of the great Hollywood Bowl, beautifully produced and printed on heavy archival paper.

The exact contents of the 2 LPs are as follows (all performances with the Hollywood Bowl SO):

Side 1

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture – Felix Slatkin, conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov (arr. Heifetz): Flight of the Bumblebee – with Michael Rabin, violinist and Felix Slatkin, conductor

Debussy (arr. Dragon): Reverie – Carmen Dragon, conductor

Side 2

Addinsell: “Warsaw” Concerto – Leonard Pennario, pianist and Carmen Dragon, conductor

Puccini: Musetta’s Waltz, from La Boheme – Alfred Newman, conductor

J. Strauss II: The Blue Danube Waltz – Felix Slatkin, conductor

Prokofiev: March, from The Love for Three Oranges – Alfred Newman, conductor

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 6 – Carmen Dragon, conductor

Side 3

Planquette: Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse – Alfred Newman, conductor

Rozsa: “Spellbound” Concerto – Leonard Pennario, pianist and Miklos Rozsa, conductor

Khachaturian: Sabre Dance, from Gayane – Alfred Newman, conductor

Chopin (arr. Dragon): Polonaise Militaire – Carmen Dragon, conductor

Benjamin: Jamaican Rhumba – Carmen Dragon, conductor

Side 4

Bizet: Chorus, from Carmen – Roger Wagner Chorale, and Roger Wagner, conductor

R. Strauss: Waltz Sequence, from Der Rosenkavalier – Felix Slatkin, conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov: Dance of the Buffoons, from The Snow Maiden – Carmen Dragon, conductor

Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker – Felix Slatkin, conductor

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CONDITION:

The gradations of condition I use are as follows: MINT, Near-Mint, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor.

The condition of the gatefold jacket is VERY GOOD. There is wear along the spine and at corners, as well as mild discoloration to the front panel. However, there are no seamsplits, bends, owners' markings, or other defects and the album remains extremely solid, bright, and very striking in appearance – overall, a very good collector's copy.

The condition of the 2 LPs is near-MINT throughout. Although surfaces are not absolutely silent (and thus I have rated it NM vs. MINT), really these are very fine copies and playback is truly superb across all 4 sides. However, if you must have absolutely perfect surfaces, then please do not buy this set. Overall, these rate as truly fine collector's copies.

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