Official Opening of RCA's UK Manufacturing Plant
Washington, Tyne and Wear, 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: May 7, 1970:
Stereo
Note: On May 7, RCA opened its new production plant in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
200 copies of this album were pressed and presented to company employees and dignitaries attending the opening. Elvis' recording of "In The Ghetto" appeared on the 'Popular' B-Side.
Red/Orange Label - Stamped RCA Red Seal/Victor Logo
An RCA employee checks the vinyl passes their quality control before it's released to the public.