[78-L] First real LP

[Kristjan Saag]

According to Howard Scott at Columbia Records Bruno Walter's recording 
of Mendelssohn's  "Concerto In E Minor For Violin And Orchestra Op. 64"  
(Columbia ML 4001) was the first 12'' LP ever released, and Frank 
Sinatra's "The Voice Of Frank Sinatra" (Columbia CL 6001) the first 
10''. Both featured reissues of recordings previously released on 78's.
At the time of release (1st of July 1948) Columbia had about a hundred 
different titles ready for release, so being "the first" albums these 
two obviously were first only due to their numbering.

But what was the first LP release of "original" material, produced for 
LP, and previously not released on 78?
The topic was discussed here in 2004, without conclusion:

Steve Abrams wrote about US Columbia:

"I am not aware of any recordings mastered from tape in 1948. There may 
have been some experiments with tape in '48 but tape was not
introduced until the spring of 1949, for back-ups."

And David Lennick wrote:

"I believe that all of US Columbia's first lps were mastered direct to 
disc from
the original 16" lacquers, which contained the original 4-minute takes 
recorded
for 78 issue."

Perhaps it wasn't Columbia at all who first released an "original 
recording" on LP?

Kristjan



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