[78-L] NBC Documentary Recording FDR set

[David Lennick]

I've had the sets 3 times so far..with spines, but loose. I've also had this 
set on 16-inch 33RPM pressings, which may be the original format. But I've 
never seen a booklet for it! Hint, hint.

dl

Michael Biel wrote:
> Funny, my sets are ALSO missing the spines!   These were the only sets
> in the "series" but there were occasional cases where LPs of programs
> were released commercially (The Quick and the Dead on RCA Victor 78s and
> LPs) and distributed to people in the industry (the Bergan & McCarthy
> anniversary programs).  
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [78-L] NBC Documentary Recording FDR set
> From: "Tyrone Settlemier" <talk78s.settlemier at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: Wed, November 18, 2009 8:43 pm
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> 
> I recently found these two sets while on a business trip to Phoenix.
> 
> Mine are also missing the spine (and, unfortunately, the booklet), but
> are 
> in otherwise great condition.
> 
> Tyrone
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <zimrec at juno.com>
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:50 PM
> Subject: [78-L] NBC Documentary Recording FDR set
> 
> 
>> I recently turned up a two volume, 12 disc set (6 discs per volume) of 
>> "...Rendezvous With Destiny" - Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The records, a 
>> set of speeches by the late American president, are 12-inch vinyl. The 
>> labels have matrix and side numbers, the former which start with ND6-MC-71 
>> and continue consecutively. I've not yet listened to the discs, but the 
>> liner of the set indicates narration by Cesar Searchinger, orchestral score 
>> by Tom Bennett, orch conducted by Norman Cloutier and narrations by 
>> Carleton Smith, Ben Grauer and Ed Hirlihy. I assume reference to narration 
>> by Searchinger is that he wrote the text rather than recorded it. At the 
>> bottom of the liner it reads: First in a series of NBC DOCUMENTARY 
>> RECORDINGS designed expressly for education use. Editorial advisor for the 
>> series was Dr. James Rowland Angel, public service couselor for NBC and 
>> president emeritus of Yale Univ,
>>
>> Unfortunately, the spines on the two volumes are completely missing, but 
>> at least the albums are otherwise physically intact. And, it has the 
>> original 8 page booklet. Does anyone else on list have this set or any 
>> other sets in the series? And, what are the other sets?
>>
>> Art
>>