Columbia Record Catalog (1940)

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RECORDS Se to an “Alphabetical and Numerical Listing of Album Sets’’. The sections listing concertos, overtures, quartets, sonatas and symphonies also carry prices. 9 individual record numbers in an album set will be listed in small size bold face type below number of album set. 10 some record numbers are followed by the phrase ‘‘in set M-000”. This signifies that such records are also ava:lable in an album set and that they may be bought either separately or as part of the album. When desiring them separately, simply order by giving the record number; when desiring the album, order them by giving the set number. 11. some record numbers are preceeded by the letter *P and an asterisk which will signify that these records are for sale in the United States only. Records are also listed by composer, artist, classification and larger selection of which a title may be a part. Under these headings directions to ‘“‘see’”’ a certain listing will be found, and by turning to this listing one may find the complete information relative to the record. For convenience, record numbers + are listed every time that a selection is mentioned, whether under its title, composer, artist or classification: MUZIO, CLAUDIA (soprano) see Addio Del Passato—La Traviata (Verdi). ........-.2. cece ee ec cs eccvece 9106-M The Catalog also contains special sections devoted to complete listings of the Columbia Masterworks sets—including Columbia M-sets, two-pocket X-sets, Operatic (OP.) sets, concertos, overtures, operatic records, quartets, sonatas and symphonies; it also contains a listing of popular C-sets and J-sets (Children’s Albums). The Catalog is thoroughly alphabetical. When the first word of a title is an article in English, it is shifted to the end of the title, separated therefrom by a comma, and the title is listed under the second word: Voice of Poetry, The. Foreign titles are listed as they are most commonly known: La Campanella under L. Okeh and Vocalion records are not listed in this catalog. Ask your dealer for complete Okeh and Vocalion catalogs and for the latest monthly supplements of all records under the Okeh, Vocalion and Columbia !abels. + Except automatic sequence numbers which, where they are available, are listed only underneath the title. XXIX