Sold Date: April 30, 2021
Start Date: March 31, 2021
Final Price: $499.00 (USD)
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Complete set of The 100 Greatest Recordings of All Time, released by The Franklin Mint Record Society in 1978. Set contains 50 library case boxes, each containing two 33½ lp vinyl records for a total of 100 records. Records are etched on rich, deep-red vinyl, and each library case includes several pages of illustration and annotation, providing background on the records it contains.
The records are near-mint and have only been played once or twice. They should play perfectly.  Boxes are in very nice condition with only minor wear. Some of the informational paper inserts have some minor yellowing or wear near the edges, but most are also excellent. See photos for details. Also includes the complete cross reference index, original informational booklet from The Franklin Mint, and even the original advertising circular from the late 70s. Probably one of the nicest examples of this set that you will find. Makes a great introduction to classical music, and a fine addition to an existing collection.
PLEASE NOTE: These records will ship USPS Media Mail same or next business day. The total weight is close to 150 lbs, so they will ship in three separate packages. Shipping costs are substantial, and are reflected in the price.

From the Franklin Mint:

‘The 100 Greatest Recordings of all time’ from the Franklin Mint has been called the ultimate private library of fine recorded music. Every recording was selected by a distinguished panel of music authorities (Martin Bookspan, Schuyler G. Chapin, Franco Ferrara, Irving Kolodin, William Mann, R. Gallois Montbrun, Marcel Prawy, Andre Previn, William Schuman and H. H. Stuckenschmidt). The library was first announced on the 100th anniversary of Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph. Each recorded treasure was pressed with a special vinyl formulation that enabled a clear, quiet playing surface on a more rigid LP disk. Every record was pressed in an atmosphere controlled “clean room.”  There are 50 library cases. Each library case houses two proof-quality long playing records, with each record resting, fully protected, within its own dust free compartment. The record is firmly supported within the closed compartment in such a way that the grooved playing surface never touches any part of the case. Each library case includes a specially written and illustrated commentary, by a respected music expert. The composers and their works are discussed in detail, and background information is provided on the orchestras, conductors, ensembles, and featured soloists. This is a truly unsurpassed private library of recorded music.

Records:

Record 001. Tchaikovsky, Bizet Record 002. Dvorak Record 003. Beethoven, Mendelssohn Record 004. Mozart Record 005. Shostakovich, Ravel Record 006. Bernstein Record 007. Beethoven Record 008. Beethoven Record 009. Rimsky-Korsakov Record 010. Ravel, Chabrier, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius Record 011. Schumann Record 012. Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov Record 013. 014. Verdi Record 015. R. Strauss Record 016. R. Strauss Record 017. Liszt, Franck Record 018, Ravel, Dohnanyi Record 019. Ives Record 020. Gershwin Record 021. Verdi, Leoncavallo, Bellini, Mozart, Charpentier, Mussorgsky Record 022. Wagner Record 023. Berlioz, Mussorgsky, Borodin Record 024. Offenbach, Ravel Record 025. Sibelius, Rachmaninov Record 026. Rachmaninov Record 027. Handel, Haydn Record 028. Holst Record 029. Elgar Record 030. Khachaturian Record 031. Delibes, Debussy Record 032. Ravel Record 033. Beethoven Record 034. Schubert Record 035. Bach Record 036. Vivaldi Record 037. Brahms Record 038. Haydn Record 039. Tchaikovsky Record 040. Tchaikovsky Record 041. Dvorak, Mozart Record 042. Brahms Record 043. Mozart, Schubert Record 044. Bizet, Mendelssohn Record 045. Mozart, Debussy Record 046. Mussorgsky Record 047. Wagner Record 048. Stravinsky Record 049. J. Strauss Record 050. Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Weber, Brahms Record 051,052. Britten, War Requiem Record 053. Schubert Record 054. Schubert Record 055. Vaughan Williams, Delius, Elgar Record 056. Sibelius Record 057. Ravel, Chopin, Grieg Record 058. Chopin, Saint-Saens, Chabrier Record 059. Beethoven Record 060. Mahler Record 061. Harris, Hindemith Record 062. Prokofiev Record 063. Brahms Record 064. Brahms Record 065. Franck Record 066. Grieg Record 067. Bach Record 068. Monteverdi Record 069. Rachmaninov, Prokofiev Record 070. Brahms Record 071. Beethoven Record 072. Beethoven Record 073. Copland Record 074. Falla Record 075. Berlioz Record 076. Berlioz Record 077. Brahms Record 078. Schumann Record 079. Schumann, Grieg Record 080. Tchaikovsky Record 081. Handel Record 082. Bach Record 083. Stravinsky Record 084. Prokofiev Record 085. Mozart Record 086. Schubert Record 087. Beethoven Record 088. Beethoven Record 089. Dvorak, Smetana Record 090. Bartok Record 091. Beethoven Record 092. Brahms, Schumann Record 093. Tchaikovsky Record 094. Goldmark Record 095. Brahms Record 096. Brahms Record 097. Beethoven Record 098. Mendelssohn, Chausson, Ravel Records 099, 100. Mahler