[78-L] RCA Vintage (LPV) series

[Han Enderman]

The subject was discussed exhaustively long ago.
Here is the result of that research (as summarized by Mark Hendrix):

RCA Victor "Vintage" Series
(VA) for "Various Artists," indicates an anthology

LPV 500--Withdrawn - never released.
LPV-501 Coleman Hawkins (Body & Soul) 6/64
LPV-502 Woody Guthrie (Dust Bowl Ballads) 6/64
LPV-503 Gertrude Lawrence (Kurt Weill Classics) 2/64
LPV-504 Isham Jones (The Great Isham Jones) 6/64
LPV-505 Leadbelly (The Midnight Special) 8/64
LPV-506 Duke Ellington (Daybreak Express) 8/64
LPV-507 Smoky Mountain Ballads (VA) 10/64
LPV-508 Jelly Roll Morton (Stomps & Joys) 10/64
LPV 509--Changed to LSO 1099, Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Allegro"
LPV-510 Sidney Bechet (Bechet of New Orleans) 3/65
LPV-511 Coon-Sanders Nighthawks (Radio's Aces) 3/65
LPV-512 Earl Hines (The Grand Terrace Band) 3/65
LPV-513 John Jacob Niles (Folk Balladeer) 3/65
LPV-514 Bennie Moten (Count Basie in Kansas City) 5/65
LPV-515 John Charles Thomas (An Affectionate Recollection) 5/65
LPV-516 Fats Waller ('34/'35) 8/65
LPV-517 Duke Ellington (Jumpin Punkins) 8/65
LPV-518 Bluebird Blues (VA) 8/65
LPV-519 The Be Bop Era (VA) 8/65
LPV-520 Don Redman (Master of the Big Band) 1/66
LPV-521 Benny Goodman ( B.G.: The Small Groups) 10/65
LPV-522 Authentic Cowboys & Their Western Folksongs (VA) 10/65
LPV-523 1928 (VA) 5/66
LPV-524 Jelly Roll Morton (Hot Jazz, Pop Jazz, Hokum & Hilarity) 1/66
LPV-525 Fats Waller (Valentine Stomp) 3/66
LPV-526 Jeannette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy 3/66
LPV 527--Changed to LPV 523 and released in May, 1966 under the title, "1928."
LPV-528 Jack Teagarden 5/66
LPV-529 King Oliver (King Oliver in New York) 7/66
LPV-530 Dizzy Gillespie 7/66
LPV-531 Harlan Leonard & his Rockets 7/66
LPV-532 The Railroad in Folksong (VA) 9/66
LPV-533 Johnny Hodges/Rex Stewart (Things Ain't What They Used to Be) 9/66
LPV-534 Women of the Blues (VA) 11/66
LPV-535 Sidney Bechet (The Blue Bechet) 11/66
LPV-536 Ray Noble & his Orchestra 1/67
LPV-537 Fats Waller (Fractious Fingering) 1/67
LPV-538 Stars of the Silver Screen (1929-30) (VA) 3/67
LPV 539-- Compiled in 11/67 under the title "Red Nichols." Withdrawn - not released.
LPV-540 Jugs, Washboards & Kazoos (VA) 3/67
LPV-541 Duke Ellington (Johnny Come Lately) 5/67
LPV-542 The Panassie Sessions (VA) 5/67
LPV-543 Classic Jazz Piano Solos (VA) 7/67
LPV-544 Esquire's All-American Hot Jazz (VA) 7/67
LPV-545 1927 (VA) 9/67
LPV-546 Jelly Roll Morton (Mr. Jelly Lord) 9/67
LPV-547 Original Dixieland Jazz Band 12/67
LPV-548 Native American Ballads (VA) 12/67
LPV-549 George Olsen & his Music 1/68
LPV-550 Fats Waller (Smashing Thirds) 1/68
LPV-551 Charlie Barnet, Vol. 1 7/68
LPV-552 Early Rural String Bands (VA) 3/68
LPV-553 Duke Ellington (Pretty Woman) 5/68
LPV-554 Waring's Pennsylvanians 5/68
LPV-555 Paul Whiteman, Vol. 1 3/68
LPV-556 Henry "Red" Allen 7/68
LPV-557 1926 (VA) 7/68
LPV-558 Johnny Dodds 7/68
LPV-559 Jelly Roll Morton (I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say) 12/68
LPV-560 Musical Comedy (1909-1935) (VA) 12/68
LPV-561 Fanny Brice/Helen Morgan 3/69
LPV-562 Fats Waller (African Ripples) 2/69
LPV-563 Wingy Manone, Vol. 1 4/69
LPV-564 Maurice Chevalier, Vol. 1 4/69
LPV-565 Leo Reisman & his Orchestra, Vol. 1 6/69
LPV-566 Barney Bigard & Albert Nicholas 6/69
LPV-567 Charlie Barnet, Vol. 2 8/69
LPV-568 Duke Ellington (Flaming Youth) 11/69
LPV-569 Early Blue Grass (VA) 11/69
LPV-570 Paul Whiteman, Vol. 2 11/69
LPV 571--Fats Waller - "Will be released later." but was in fact not released
LPV 572--Will never be released. 1971 (gatefold)
LPV-573 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (The Father of Rock & Roll) 10/71
LPV-574 Lil Green (Romance in the Dark) 10/71
LPV-575 Lionel Hampton (Stompology, Vol. 1) 10/71
LPV-576 Hot Lips Page (Feelin' High & Happy) 10/71
LPV-577 Washboard Sam (Feeling Low Down) 10/71
LPV-578 Swing (VA) 10/71
LPV-579 Hooray for Hollywood (VA) 4/72
LPV-580 The Golden Age of Comedy (VA) 3/72
LPV-581 Bunny Berigan, Vol. 1 3/72
LPV-582 Artie Shaw (Featuring Roy Eldridge) 3/72
LPV-583 Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra 8/72
LPV-584 Bing Crosby (Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams) 3/72
SP-33-322 "DJ Special" promoting the above series* - 1965

Producer of most RCA Victor LPV series issues: Don Schlitten*
Cary Ginell compiled original RCA Victor LPV series listing, 11 Oct 2003
Jim Baldwin shared this list with his friend, Jerry, who possesses a letter
from RCA Victor concerning the missing numbers, dated December 1, 1971. 
I incorporated comments from this letter into Cary's listing.

Release dates for LPV series listing provided 20 April, 2007 by a 78-L
member with access to the Sony/BMG archives; this member wishes to remain
anonymous.

(han enderman)
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>>> > Were the following numbers issued, what were they?
> 
> LPV 500
> 509
> 527
> 539
> 571
> 572
> anything above 584
> 
> Thanks!
> Best wishes, Thomas.
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