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Philco Presents The Best of Command Records 10 record box set

A dear 87 year old friend of mine got this boxed set in the early 60's along with a classic old home stereo system when his brother worked for Philco.  The albums are in pristine condition and appear to have never been played.  I examined them all and only found a small mark on one.

The Command (originally "Command Performance") label was started by Enoch Light and George Schwager in 1959. The label recorded popular, classical and jazz music and was acquired by ABC-Paramount (later ABC Records in October 1959 along with all of Light's labels (Grand Award, Waldorf Music Hall, Audition and Colortone).

Command was operated as a audiophile record label producing records with exaggerated stereo separation. Light usually recorded on 35mm magnetic track film as opposed to tape, adding to the reputation for quality in the early days of the label. 

The individual albums were packaged in high quality gatefold covers with distinctive abstract designs by Josef Albers.  This set has booklet as shown with all the album info for each of the 10 albums.  It looks like it was never read before.

1) Side A/B is Provocative Percussion Volume 2
2) Side C/D is Provocative Piano
3) Side E/F is Two Pianos & Twenty Voices
4) Side G/H is Roman Guitar
5) Side I/J is Tempestuous Trumpet
6) Side K/L is Stereo 35/MM
7) Side M/N is Something Wonderful
8) Side O/P is Persuasive Percussion - Vol. 4
9) Side Q/R is Rome Revisited
10) Side S/T is Symphony No. 2 In D Opus 73  

Records with Tracklist

Provocative Percussion Volume 2 
A1 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* Hernando's Hideaway

Written-By – J. Ross*, R. Adler*
3:05 
A2 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* Speak To Me Of Love - Cha Cha

Written-By – B. Sievier*, J. Lenoir*
2:50 
A3 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* Matilda

Written-By – N. Span*
2:41 
A4 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* Good Night Sweetheart - Cha Cha

Written-By – J. Campbell*, R. Noble*, R. Connolly*, R. Vallee*
2:41 
A5 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* What Is This Thing Called Love

Written-By – Cole Porter
2:42 
A6 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* Lady Is A Tramp

Written-By – R. Rodgers - L. Hart*
3:24 
B1 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* Speak Low

Written-By – K. Weill*, O. Nash*
2:51 
B2 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* I've Got The Right To Sing The Blues

Written-By – H. Arlen*, T. Koehler*
2:54 
B3 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* Mack The Knife

Written-By – K. Weill*, M. Blitzstein*
3:20 
B4 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* Temptation

Written-By – A. Freed*, Nacio Herb Brown
2:42 
B5 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* The Natives Are Restless Tonight

Written-By – E. Light*, L. Davies*
2:43 
B6 –Enoch Light & The Light Brigade* Foggy Day Cha Cha

Written-By – Geo. & Ira Gershwin*
2:56 
  Provocative Piano 
C1 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Cumana

Written-By – B. Allen*, H. Spina*, R. Hillman*
3:12 
C2 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Near You

Written-By – F. Craig*, K. Goell*
2:51 
C3 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Polonaise

Arranged By – D. Hyman*, L. Davies*
2:17 
C4 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Autumn Leaves

Written-By – J. Prevert*, J. Mercer*, J. Kosma*
3:13 
C5 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Tschaikowsky's Piano Concerto

Arranged By – D. Hyman*, L. Davies*
2:19 
C6 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Canadian Sunset

Written-By – E. Heywood*
3:19 
D1 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Warsaw Concerto

Written-By – R. Addinsell*
3:25 
D2 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Sunrise Serenade

Written-By – F. Carle*, J. Lawrence*
3:00 
D3 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Miserlou

Written-By – A. Arkuss*, F. Wise*, M. Leeds*, N. Roubanis*
3:04 
D4 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Chopin Nocturne

Arranged By – D. Hyman*, L. Davies*
3:14 
D5 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Nola

Written-By – F. Arndt*, S. Skylar*
2:55 
D6 –Dick Hyman And His Orchestra Autumn Nocturne

Written-By – J. Myrow*, K. Gannon*
3:15 
  Two Pianos & Twenty Voices 
E1 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra Cheek To Cheek

Written-By – Irving Berlin
2:30 
E2 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again

Written-By – R. Lowe*
3:28 
E3 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra These Foolish Things

Written-By – Maschwitz*, Link*, Strachey*
2:58 
E4 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra Sleepy Lagoon

Written-By – E. Coates*, J. Lawrence*
3:37 
E5 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra April In Paris

Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, V. Duke*
2:29 
E6 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra Tea For Two

Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, V. Duke*
2:48 
F1 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra Let's Put Out The Lights

Written-By – H. Hupfeld*
2:55 
F2 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra Paradise

Written-By – Clifford*, Brown*
3:19 
F3 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra Embraceable You

Written-By – G. Gershwin - I. Gershwin*
2:32 
F4 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra Adios Querido

Written-By – E. Light*, L. Davies*
3:09 
F5 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra Let's Do It

Written-By – C. Porter*
3:05 
F6 –Lew Davies And His Orchestra How Deep Is The Ocean

Written-By – I. Berlin*
3:26 
  Roman Guitar 
G1 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra Roman Guitar

Written-By – C. Bruno, E. DiLazzaro*
3:31 
G2 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra La Strada

Written-By – N. Rota*
2:56 
G3 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra Anna

Written-By – R. Vatro*
2:03 
G4 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra Arrivederci, Roma

Written-By – C. Sigman*, R. Rascel*
3:29 
G5 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra Sorrento

Written-By – E. DeCurtis*
2:41 
G6 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra Violetta

Written-By – Tony Mottola
2:00 
H1 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra Volare

Written-By – D. Modugno*, M. Parish*
2:09 
H2 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra Italian Serenade 3:35 
H3 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra Neapolitan Tarantella 2:07 
H4 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra Non Dimenticar

Written-By – Redi*, Galdieri*, Dobbins*
2:47 
H5 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra Woodpecker Song

Written-By – DiLazzaro*, Adamson*
1:50 
H6 –Tony Mottola And His Orchestra Na Voce 3:24 
  Tempestuous Trumpet 
I1 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra After You've Gone

Written-By – H. Creamer*, T. Layton*
2:37 
I2 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra When It's Sleepy Time Down South

Written-By – C. Muse*, L. T. Rene*, J. O. Rene, Jr.*
3:39 
I3 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra A Night In Tunisia

Written-By – J. Gillespie*, F. Paparelli*
3:17 
I4 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra Tenderly

Written-By – J. Gillespie*, F. Paparelli*
3:36 
I5 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra I Can't Get Started

Written-By – I. Gershwin*, V. Duke*
3:23 
I6 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra And The Angels Sing

Written-By – J. Mercer*, Z. Elman*
3:13 
J1 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra Baubles, Bangles And Beads

Written-By – G. Forrest*, R. Wright*
3:38 
J2 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra Stardust

Written-By – H. Carmichael*, M. Parish*
4:10 
J3 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra Mack The Knife

Written-By – B. Brecht*, K. Weill*
2:56 
J4 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra You Made Me Love You

Written-By – J. Monaco*, J. McCarthy*
2:38 
J5 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra By The Sleepy Lagoon

Written-By – E. Coates*, J. Lawrence*
3:56 
J6 –Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra Sugar Blues

Written-By – C. Williams*, L. Fletcher*
3:08 
  Stereo/35MM 
K1 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra Heat Wave

Written-By – I. Berlin*
2:21 
K2 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra The Man I Love

Written-By – I. & G. Gershwin*
4:11 
K3 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra I've Got A Crush On You

Written-By – I. & G. Gershwin*
2:50 
K4 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra All The Way

Written-By – Cahn-Van Heusen*
3:41 
K5 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra My Romance

Written-By – Rodgers-Hart*
3:01 
K6 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra You Do Something To Me

Written-By – Cole Porter
2:49 
L1 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart

Written-By – James Hanley*
2:28 
L2 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra Someone To Watch Over Me

Written-By – I. & G. Gershwin*
3:12 
L3 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra Love For Sale

Written-By – Cole Porter
3:18 
L4 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra I'll See You Again

Written-By – Noel Coward*
2:59 
L5 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me

Written-By – Schwartz-Dietz*
3:36 
L6 –Enoch Light And His Orchestra With A Song In My Heart

Written-By – Rodgers-Hart*
2:57 
  Something Wonderful 
M1 –The Ray Charles Singers Misty

Written-By – E. Garner*, J. Burke*
3:49 
M2 –The Ray Charles Singers East Of The Sun

Written-By – Brooks Bowman
3:45 
M3 –The Ray Charles Singers My Old Flame

Written-By – A. Johnston*, S. Coswell*
3:24 
M4 –The Ray Charles Singers Paradise

Written-By – G. Clifford*, N. H. Brown*
3:27 
M5 –The Ray Charles Singers For All We Know

Written-By – J. F. Coots*, S. Lewis*
3:13 
M6 –The Ray Charles Singers Soft Lights And Sweet Music

Written-By – I. Berlin*
3:18 
N1 –The Ray Charles Singers I'm Over Here

Written-By – R. Charles*
3:20 
N2 –The Ray Charles Singers Don't Blame Me

Written-By – Fields-McHugh*
3:25 
N3 –The Ray Charles Singers My Ideal

Written-By – L. Robbins*, R. Whiting*
2:14 
N4 –The Ray Charles Singers These Foolish Things

Written-By – H. Link*, H. Marvell*, J. Strachey*
3:46 
N5 –The Ray Charles Singers Embraceable You

Written-By – G. & I. Gershwin*
2:55 
N6 –The Ray Charles Singers Goodbye

Written-By – Gordon Jenkins
3:27 
  Persuasive Percussion - Vol. 4 
O1 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars Oh Lady Be Good

Written-By – G. & I. Gershwin*
3:03 
O2 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars I May Be Wrong

Written-By – H. Ruskin*, H. Sullivan*
2:27 
O3 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars It's De Lovely

Written-By – Cole Porter
2:13 
O4 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars Hello Young Lovers

Written-By – R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein*
4:13 
O5 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars Am I Blue

Written-By – G. Clarke*, H. Akst*
2:56 
O6 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars Besame Mucho

Written-By – Velazquez*
3:22 
P1 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars Hold Me

Written-By – Oppenheim*, Schuster*, Little*
2:02 
P2 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me

Written-By – Kahal*, Norman*, Fain*
3:35 
P3 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars In The Mood

Written-By – Joe Garland
2:27 
P4 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars Got A Date With An Angel

Written-By – Waller*, Tunbridge*
3:08 
P5 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars Can't Get Enough Of My Baby

Written-By – E. Light*, L. Davies*
2:40 
P6 –Enoch Light & The Command All-Stars My Blue Heaven

Written-By – Whiting*, Donaldson*
2:50 
  Rome Revisited 
Q1 –The Ray Charles Singers Vieni, Vieni

Written-By – G. Koeger*, H. Varna*, R. Vallee*, V. Scotto*
2:06 
Q2 –The Ray Charles Singers Tell Me That You Love Me

Written-By – A. Silverman*, C. A. Bixio*
3:11 
Q3 –The Ray Charles Singers Volare

Written-By – D. Modugno*, F. Migliacci*, M. Parish*
3:12 
Q4 –The Ray Charles Singers Non Dimenticar

Written-By – M. Galdieri*, P. Redi*, S. Dobbins*
3:24 
Q5 –The Ray Charles Singers Traveling Down A Lonely Road

Written-By – D. Raye*, M. Galdieri*, N. Rota*
3:14 
Q6 –The Ray Charles Singers Ferryboat Serenade (Funiculi Funicula)  
R1 –The Ray Charles Singers Nina

Written-By – R. Charles*, T. Mottola*
2:22 
R2 –The Ray Charles Singers 'Na Voce, 'Na Chittara, E'o Poco 'E Luna

Written-By – A. Stillman*, C. Rossi*, U. Calise*
3:01 
R3 –The Ray Charles Singers Woodpecker Song

Written-By – E. di Lazzaro*, H. Adamson*
2:19 
R4 –The Ray Charles Singers Summertime In Venice

Written-By – A. Cicognini*, C. Sigman*
3:57 
R5 –The Ray Charles Singers Santa Lucia

Arranged By – Ray Charles (2)
2:55 
R6 –The Ray Charles Singers Arrividerci, Roma

Written-By – Garinei*, R. Rascel*, Giovannini*
3:30 
  Symphony No. 2 In D, Op. 73 
S1 –Brahms*, William Steinberg, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Allegro Non Troppo 9:28 
S2 –Brahms*, William Steinberg, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Adagio Non Troppo 8:26 
T1 –Brahms*, William Steinberg, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Allegretto Grazioso 5:29 
T2 –Brahms*, William Steinberg, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Allegro Con Spirito 8:20 

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Grand Award Record Co., Inc.
Marketed By – Philco

Credits

Arranged By – Lew Davies (tracks: O1-P6)
Art Direction – Charles E. Murphy (tracks: S1-T2)
Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Robert Byrne* (tracks: S1-T2), Julie Klages
Cover – Gabor Peterdi (tracks: S1-T2)
Liner Notes – Martin Bookspan (tracks: S1-T2)
Mastered By – George Piros
Producer, Directed By [Originated] – Enoch Light
Recording Supervisor [Recording Chief] – Robert Fine
 

Notes

Box supplied with booklet of album-sized reproduction of liner notes for each LP and a pamphlet describing Command Records. Each LP is housed in a Command Records inner sleeve. 
 

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Other (Record 1 Catalog Number): RS 810-S.D.
Other (Record 2 Catalog Number): RS 811-S.D.
Other (Record 3 Catalog Number): RS 813-S.D.
Other (Record 4 Catalog Number): RS 816-S.D.
Other (Record 5 Catalog Number): RS 819-S.D.
Other (Record 6 Catalog Number): RS 826-S.D.
Other (Record 7 Catalog Number): RS 827-S.D.
Other (Record 8 Catalog Number): RS 830-S.D.
Other (Record 9 Catalog Number): RS 839-S.D.
Other (Record 10 Catalog Number): CC 11002-S.D.