T.S.ELIOT Reading FOUR QUARTETS Orig 1947 HMV Set 6 78s
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Description
T.S. Eliot -- Four Quartets Set of Six 78RPM Records from 1947
Read By The Author (Recorded under the auspices of the British Council)
A full set of six 78 RPM records (12 sides) of T.S. Eliot reading Four Quartets, issued in the UK by The Gramophone Co. Ltd (His Master's Voice HMV C.3598 - C.3603). These are HEAVY duty, thick shellac 12" 78s.The September 1947 issue of Gramphone announced the release of this set thusly: Lastly H.M.V. announce a most impostant set of records. These are of T. S. Eliot reading the four long poems recently published together as Four Quartets, Burnt Norton, East Coker, The Dry Salvages and Little Gidding. Most unfortunately these have not been sent for review, but readers will need no more than a hint to acquire what may be the most vital contribution to poetry ever made by the gramophone (H.M.V. C3598-3603)
Condition as noted, graded conservatively using Goldmine standards. (These are all in decent to excellent condition, VG/VG+ to NM- NOTE: these are housed in individual blank, differently-colored, heavy-duty textured album sleeves, with identical inner poly sleeves -- I do not know whether these covers/sleeves are original to the pressing. Each record has a sticker on one label which reads "MADE IN ENGLAND FOR RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA ®" with the numbers 1-6 written underneath.)
Artist Title Label Catalog#, Year ConditionCvr/Vinyl Notes T.S. Eliot Four Quartets Read by the Author 78 His Master's Voice (UK) C.3598, 1947 NM/VG+ Burnt Norton (Parts 1 & 2)
in generic red textured sleeve; vinyl is excellent, light wear and some scuffing; sticker is partially peeled away T.S. Eliot Four Quartets Read by the Author 78 His Master's Voice (UK) C.3599, 1947 NM/VG+ East Coker (Parts 1 & 2)
in generic black textured sleeve; vinyl is excellent, light wear and some scuffing; sticker is partially peeled away T.S. Eliot Four Quartets Read by the Author 78 His Master's Voice (UK) C.3600, 1947 NM-/VG++ East Coker (Part 3)/The Dry Salvages (Part 1)
in generic maroon textured sleeve; vinyl is extremely clean, outstanding condition, just slight wear and a stray surface scratch T.S. Eliot Four Quartets Read by the Author 78 His Master's Voice (UK) C.3601, 1947 NM/NM- The Dry Salvages (Parts 2 & 3)
in generic blue textured sleeve; vinyl is extremely clean, outstanding condition, just slight wear T.S. Eliot Four Quartets Read by the Author 78 His Master's Voice (UK) C.3602, 1947 NM/VG+ Little Gidding (Parts 1 & 2)
in generic black textured sleeve T.S. Eliot Four Quartets Read by the Author 78 His Master's Voice (UK) C.3603, 1947 VG+/VG to VG+ Little Gidding (Parts 3 & 4)
in generic black textured sleeve; some wear and light surface scratching Scans of actual records for sale:
NOTE: my scanner makes some labels look a little blurry, but they all actually look fine
Graded conservatively using Goldmine standards [G / G+ / VG / VG+ / NM / ]
grade only used if record is brand new.
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