Summary

45 rpm double sided disk recording of 4 Russian songs: "Evening Bells", "Dark Eyes (Russian Gipsy Air)", "Green Grass and Kalinka" and "Lezginka (Caucasian Folk Song)", performed by Don Cossack Chorus and Serge Jaroff. Produced by Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft.

Catalogue Number: 30 209 EPL.

Physical Description

Paper card sleeve, front with printed text and black and white photograph of a two rows of men (possibly Russian soldiers), with yellow, blue, red, black and white inks. Reverse, printed text in black ink, detailing contents of recording. Handwritten text, blue ink. Disc recording made of circular black plastic disc with concentric groove on front and reverse. Circular hole and four circular slits cut in and around centre of disc. Circular paper label around central hole. Label printed with yellow, blue, black and white inks. Disc held within transparent plastic sleeve. White paper sheet held within sleeve, with handwritten, blue ink text, printed, red ink text.

More Information

  • Collecting Areas

    Information & Communication

  • Producer

    Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, Germany, 1960

  • Format

    Gramophone Disc, 45 RPM x 7-inch Single

  • Inscriptions

    Card sleeve, front, "Don Cossack Chorus / Serge Jaroff" and associated details of recording. Card sleeve, reverse, "Don Cossack Chorus Serge Jaroff" and associated text describing the content and details of the recording. Disc recording central label, front, "Deutsche / Grammophon / Gesellschaft" and text describing details of the recording. Disc recording central label, reverse, "Deutsche / Grammophon / Gesellschaft" and text describing details of the recording. Paper sheet, front, "30 209 EPL / Evening Bells / 11 SEP 1958 / Dark Eyes / 11 SEP 1958 / 22 SEP 1960 / Green Grass and Kalinka / 14 NOV 1957 / Lezginka / 14 NOV 1957".

  • Classification

    Music & musical instruments, Playback media - analogue, Disc recordings

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Technology

  • Type of item

    Audiovisual

  • Overall Dimensions

    180 mm (Width), 5 mm (Depth), 180 mm (Height)
    Dimensions are for the sleeve with all contents inside.