[78-L] A "Goons" 78...?!

[David Lennick]

Martin Fenton wrote:
> I forgot this one:
> 
> David Lennick wrote:
> 
>> came "Songs for Swinging Sellers", which as far as I know was also only mono on 
>> Parlophone but which was obviously recorded in stereo, since (a) it was 
>> reissued in stereo later as EMI NTS 136 
> 
> Issued in stereo simultaneously with the mono. PCS 3003. 

I found that out when I checked the booklet in the big CD box, which listed the 
original issues (but not the Angel versions).
> I had it on 
> gold label (a friend had the later yellow/black label, so it was in 
> catalogue for a while.) I sold it when I got the CD - none of that 
> horrendous end-of-side distortion there!

Ever have any of the Angel issues? Wow, distortion, tape stretch (like, right 
in the middle of "Peter Sellers Sings George Gershwin"). We were delighted to 
pick up the Parlophone LPs even if the stereo versions weren't distributed over 
here.

> 
> "Best of Sellers" stayed in catalogue as a 10" for many years, too - I 
> have it with both black/gold and black/yellow labels.
> 
> 
>> The ten-incher was reissued as a twelve-incher, still in mono, as Starline MRS 
>> 5157. 
> 
> Parlophone Australia issued it in 12" first time around, I believe. (At 
> least I've seen it with their variant of the black/gold label in 12".)
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Mart.
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