[78-L] Rozsa dates

[Kristjan Saag]

The 10'' LP with music from Quo Vadis (Capitol L 454 - not T 454) and 
the 10'' LP with music from "Spellbound" (L 453 - not T 453) were, as 
you say, suites - not just assorted cues from the soundtracks - which 
probably motivated the new issues. Kloss and Rosza were close 
collaborators and the Capitol 10'' LP's and the subsequent 12'' P 456 
(later T 456) were most certailnly done with Roszas consent.
The release date of the P 456 seems to have been November 1953 - 
Billboard has an article that mentions the issue:
http://books.google.se/books?id=aAoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46&dq=erich+kloss&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KNrDT8KiMszU4QTp__iRCg&ved=0CFQQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=erich%20kloss&f=false
Which means that the 10'' albums were out before that. Most 
discographers have 1953 as issue date for both L 453 and L 454 (see, for 
instance: http://www.bsnpubs.com/capitol/04capitol450-599.html) so early 
1953 is a good guess, with recording dates in 1952.
Kristjan

On 2012-05-28 18:56, David Lennick wrote:
> Does anyone know the approximate recording dates for the Miklos Rozsa suites on
> Capitol T456 (ten-inch versions on T453 and T454)? The lp issues date from 1954
> but the recordings vary so much in quality and 1954 is a late date for a 1951
> score which had already appeared in soundtrack form on MGM.
>
> SPELLBOUND CONCERTO..Erich Kloss&  Frankenland State Orchestra (the recording
> is so muddy, I doubt that it's from as late as 1954)
>
> THE RED HOUSE..Rosza&  Studio Orchestra (this is definitely the 78RPM set
> recorded in 1947)
>
> QUO VADIS SUITE..Kloss&  Frankenland State Orchestra again (COULD be 1954..)
>
> dl
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