SXL 2154 WB ED1 Also Sprach Zarathustra, Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic
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Description
Decca Records stereo SXL 2154, first grooved ED1 wideband label disc has "Original Recording By..." at upper left. Pressed in England. Stampers are 3E 2E. Early jacket has laminated back with color printing. This early cover also has different artwork on the front than issues that are even slightly later.
Richard Strauss, Also Sprach Zarathustra, with Herbert von Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. See pics for program details.
Disc NM, jacket VG++
An extremely nice copy of a very rare record.
A point of interest is that, at Stanley Kubrick's insistence, the opening of this recording is the one that was used in the film "2001". Decca would only agree to its use if it was uncredited, which is why a different recording (Karl Bohm/Berlin PO) appears on the MGM soundtrack album. When the film became an instant classic, Decca lost out on a lot of money and a huge amount of publicity because of what turned out to be a very bad decision. It's an interesting story. More information can be found by looking up the movie on imdb.com.
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