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RCA Living Stereo Collection (Classic Records) Nine (9) 180 gram audiophile lps (out of print & limited availability) lot 5 (mastered by Bernie Grundman & pressed at RTI) (all, but two, are numbered editions (see photos)
RCA's "golden age" was more like a "golden minute" - in a scant period, roughly from 1958 to 1963, the beginning of the stereo era - pure vacuum tube amplification helped produce recordings demonstrating unparalleled fidelity and warmth, lifelike presence and midband illumination.
LSC-2285 Walton, Charles Lecocq, Anatole Fistoulari Conducting Chorus And Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden – Walton Façade - Lecocq Mamzelle Angot
Façade A1 Fanfare A2 Scotch Rhapsody A3 Valse A4 Tango-Pasadoblé A5 Swiss Jodelling Song A6 Country Dance A7 Polka A8 Noche Espagnole A9 Popular Song A10 Old Sir Faulk A11 Tarantella Sevilana
Mamzelle Angot B1 Act 1: No. 3-Mazurka; No. 5-Tempo Di Marcia B2 Act 2: No. 8-Tempo Di Gavotte; No. 11 B3 Act 3: No. 13- Finale
Composed By – Charles Lecocq (tracks: B1-3), Sir William Walton (tracks: A1-11) Orchestra – Chorus And Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
LSC-2298 Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakoff / London Symphony Orchestra / Jean Martinon – Symphony No. 2 / Capriccio Espagnole / March From "Tsar Saltan"
Symphony No. 2 In B Minor A1 Allegro A2 Scherzo Prestissimo A3 Andante A4 Allegro
Capriccio Espagnole, Op. 34 B1 Alborada B2 Variations B3 Alborada B4 Scene And Gypsy Song B5 Fandango Asturiano Tsar Saltan B6 March
Composed By – Alexander Borodin (tracks: A1 - A4), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (tracks: B1 - B6) Conductor – Jean Martinon Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra, The Violin [Solo] – Hugh Maguire (tracks: B1 - B5) Remastered version of RCA 1959 release on 180g vinyl. Numbered, limited edition. One of the best U.K. Living Stereos, with very good dynamics. A Kingsway Hall recording. 
LSC-2418 Elgar, Brahms - Pierre Monteux - London Symphony – Enigma Variations / Haydn Variations
A Enigma Variations, Op. 36 (Part 1)
B1 Enigma Variations, Op. 36 (Concluded)
B2 Variation On A Theme Of Haydn,
LSC-2449 Gounod / Bizet - Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden, Alexander Gibson – "Faust" Ballet Music / "Carmen" Suite
Ballet Music From Faust A1 Waltz (Allegretto) A2 Ensemble(Adagio) A3 Dance Of The Nubians A4 Cleopatra's Dance A5 Dance Of The Trojan Maidens A6 Helen's Dance A7 Bacchanalia
A8 Funeral March Of A Marionette
Carmen Suite B Prelude; Entr'acte-Aragonaise; Habanera; Changing Of The Guard; Intermezzo; Smuggler's March; Entr'acte-Dragoons Of Alcala
Recorded in England. Featuring orchestral highlights from Faust and Carmen, the latter selections on side 2 are nothing short of spectacular! 
LSC-2450 Schumann, Meyerbeer, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden, Hugo Rignold – Carnaval, Les Patineurs
A1.1 Préambule A1.2 Pierrot A1.3 Arlequin A1.4 Valse Noble A1.5 Eusebius A1.6 Florestan A1.7 Coquette A1.8 Papillons A1.9 Lettres Dansantes A1.10 Chiarina A1.11 Chopin A1.12 Estrella A1.13 Reconnaissance A1.14 Pantalon Et Colombine A1.15 Valse Allemande A1.16 Paganini A1.17 Aveu A1.18 Promenade
B1.1 Pause B1.2 Marches Des "Davidbündler" Les Patineurs B2.1 Entrée B2.2 Pas Sene B2.3 Pas De Deux B2.4 Ensemble B2.5 Pas De Trois B2.6 Duet B2.7 Pas De Patineurs B2.8 Finale
This is the 180gr audiophile reissue pressed by RTI for Classic Records USA.
LSC 2465 Prokofieff / Haydn, Frager, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Leibowitz – Concerto No. 2
Concerto No. 2 In G, Op. 16 A1 I: Andantino A2 II: Scherzo Vivace A3 III: Allegro Moderato
B1 IV: Finale (Allegro Tempestoso) Sonata No. 35 In E Flat B2 I: Allegro Moderato B3 II: Adagio B4 III: Finale (Allegro)
Replaced Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire 
LSC-2471 Liszt / Enescu / Smetana, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski – Rhapsodies
A1 Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 In C-Sharp Minor A2 Roumanian Rhapsody No.1 In A Op.11
B1 The Moldau B2 The Bartered Bride: Ouverture
Maestro Stokowski at the podium and Bob Simpson at the 3 track Ampex recorder to capture the "Rhapsodies" from Liszt, Enesco, and Smetana that give this issue its title. This is titanic sound that will sink most speakers and amps for that matter.
LSC-2490 Dvorák, Piatigorsky / Munch and Boston Symphony Orchestra – Cello Concerto
Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104 A I. Allegro
B1 II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo B2 III. Finale: Allegro Moderato
Producer – Max Wilcox; Engineer – John Crawford
LSC 2541 Liszt: Todtentanz; Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 Byron Janis, piano; Fritz Reiner conducting The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Franz Liszt A1. “Todtentanz” – 15:22
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 B1. “Vivace” – 12:13 B2. “Andante” – 5:39 B3. “Allegro vivace” – 7:34
Released: 1961 [Classic Records reissue 1994] Recorded: 1957 (40:48) RCA Living Stereo/Classic Records
(all photos are of actual items)  Most lps are numbered and limited editions. *some lps have Classic Records 'european' edition labels due to copyright laws.