The Great Cantatas Volume 1

"An ERATO OF PARIS recording, released exclusively in Australia by World Record Club." Includes insert with German text and English translation. No umlauts used (corrected here). Australian WRC 1st pressing, sourced from original stampers and featuring unique sleeve art. "S/4979" on sleeve, "S-4979" on labels. Reissued in June 1973 - pressing variations unknown (the 1st pressing would have a soft polythene bag holding the vinyl - by late 1973, the less clingy and less transparent type of plastic was being used. But this is hardly a definitive test 40-odd years later...). Third release of the new July 1971 to June 1972 programme, and the earliest incarnation of the blue 'herald' label - darker tone of aqua blue, and mixed fonts (catalogue number in short/squat font, headers in tall, narrow font), all text bold, with some text in italics. World Record Club: 299 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 365 Camberwell Road, Hartwell 177 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 23 Leigh Street, Adelaide Lwr. Ground Floor, 207 Murray Street, Perth