Your First Tchaikovsky record.

[Beef Oven!]

Anyone remember 'Breakthrough LPs?

There was probably only the one: STWO 1 - a sampler -@ 12/6 (bought a copy from Army & Navy Stores - have one now: includes a great version of The Beatles "Michelle" (Band of the Irish Guards)...plus 633 Squadron (Ron Goodwin) ..many of the rest are Lemons..

We had that one, too.

62.5p seems like a lot, in old money

[frankwm]

I was 'a miserly schoolkid' @ the time..the other sampler was the Decca Phase 4 effort (rather better sound on my 'PYE Princess' Stereogram).

[Roehre]

LSO/Abbado 5 (summer 1973)

[Dai Cottomy]

Aged about 10, browsing through my father's collection of Victor Sylvester and Inkspots 78s (we're talking the 1940s here) I found a twelve inch record of Piano Concerto No. 1. I thought that it was terrific. It was a few years later that I discovered that there was more to it..

[mikealdren]

62.5p seems like a lot, in old money

It was, in 1970 you could get a pint of beer for about 10p.

Mike

[Beef Oven!]

It was, in 1970 you could get a pint of beer for about 10p.

Mike

In 1970, my pocket money was still translated from 1-/6, so I was 2.5 new pee short of a pint, if you get what I mean!

In 1970, 10 No.6 were 8.5p, so bigger kids tell me

[frankwm]

Players No.6 coupons were a cheap way to buy goods.
The going-rate was (IIRC) 27/6 per thousand from one seller ('Beaumont') in 'Exchange & Mart'...got some from him (obviously uncounted; bundled-up in knicker-elastic) as well as from school - worked out @ ~50% saving on shop prices..
Retail profit margin on cigarettes was just 8.5%.

[Sir Velo]

As a kid we had highlights from Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and compilations which included R&J, 1812 and Capriccio Italien.

My first purchased recording was Barry Douglas's swashbuckling performance of the 1st PC with Leonard Slatkin and the LSO. Closely followed by Jansons and the Oslo PO in the 5th sym.

[reinerfan]

I think it was Horowitz and the first Piano Concerto, way back in 1958.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Also on 78s, we had highlights from Swan Lake, but not the usual Suite (which was what I really wanted) preparing me well for getting to know the complete (and incomparable) ballet.

[vinteuil]

... no, not yet.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

... no, not yet.

I'm like that with Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

[Roehre]

I'm like that with Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

What's that ?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

What's that ?

Something I've heard once - about 4 years ago.

[Pianorak]

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with Xenia Prochorowa (who she?) piano and NWD Philharmonie, conducted by Wilhelm Schuchter. Old 10" LP (must have been late 40s/early 50s). Most likely my veryfirst record.