The Official Opening of RCA's first UK Manufacturing Pressing Plant.
RCA Limited, Record Division,
Armstrong Industrial Estate,
Washington, Co. Durham, England.
(May 7, 1970)
RCA WT1
Track Listing:
Side 1: CLASSICAL
1. Polka-Bartered Bride - Eugene Ormandy
With the Philadelphia Orchestra
2. Rossins Aria: D'amore Al Dolce Impero - Montserrat Caballe With RCA
Italiana Opera Orchestra
3. Chopin: Nocturne In E Flat Op. 9 No 2 -
Arthur Rubenstein
4. Boccherini: Guitar Quintet In E Minor Minuet -
Julian Bream, Cremona Quartet
5. Molinari - Pradelli Massenet: Aria Adieu Notre
Petite Table (Manon) - Leontyne Price, RCA
Italiana Orchestra
6. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto In D, Op 35
(First Movement Part) - Jascha Heifetz With
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
7. Liadov: Round Dance, Village Dance Song (From 8 Russian Folk Songs, Op 58) -
Andre Previn With The London Symphony Orchestra
Side 2: POPULAR
1. Everybody's Talkin' - Harry Nilsson
2. Come Back and Shake Me - Clodagh Rodgers
3. Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano
4. Tom Dooley - Harmony Grass
5. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies
6. I Love You Because - Jim Reeves
7. In the Year 2525 - Zager & Evans
8. The Raven - The Liverpool Scene
9. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
Released:
Sound Format: stereo
On May 7, RCA opened its new production plant in Washington, Co. Durham. Up until this point, their product had been pressed by Decca and during this transition period, CBS. To commemorate this event, 200 copies of this album were pressed and presented to company employees and dignitaries that attended the opening. The LP was split into two categories; "Classical" and "Popular". Elvis' recording of "In The Ghetto" appeared as the last song on the B-Side.
(Box - Front)
Stamped Golden RCA Logo
(Box - Rear)
Stamped Silver RCA Logo
(Large Orange Label, Stamped RCA Victor Logo)
(Variation 1 - Side 1)
(Large Red Label)
Stamped RCA Red Seal Logo
(1970 RCA Pressing)
(Stereo)
(25mm Press Ring Circle)
(Variation 1 - Side 2)
(Large Orange Label)
Stamped RCA Victor Logo
(1970 RCA Pressing)
(Stereo)
(MANUFACTURED BY RCA LIMITED)
(Thanks to Andy Honeywell for the improved images)
An RCA employee checks the vinyl passes their quality control before it's released to the public.