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Mercury
tracks 21-1 to 21-17 a&r [a & r director] Joseph R. Bott
art direction [art director] Raymond Bannerman
authoring [cd sequencing/authoring] Thomas Fine
tracks 21-1 to 21-17 bass guitar Joe Macho
booklet editor Adam Freeman
booklet editor Bruce Raggatt
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 cello Edgardo Sodero
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 cello George Ricci
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 cello Harvey Shapiro
tracks 21-1 to 21-17 classical guitar Jay Berliner
tracks cd1 to cd20, 21-1, 21-6, 21-10, cd22 conductor Paul Paray
tracks 21-1 to 21-17 coordinator [production coordination] Melissa Bryan
tracks 22-1 to 22-4 edited by [editor] Günther Dieckmann
tracks 21-1 to 21-17 electric guitar Vinnie Bell
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-7, 3-1 to 3-4, 4-1 to 4-5, 5-1 to 5-4, 6-1 to 6-4, 7-1 to 7-8, 8-1 to 8-8, 9-1 to 9-8, 10-1 to 10-17, 11-1 to 11-6, 12-1 to 12-4, 13-1 to 13-6, 14-1 to 14-5, 15-1 to 15-4, 16-1 to 16-6, 17-1 to 17-6, 18-1 to 18-3, 19-1 to 19-10, 20-1 to 20-13 engineer [associate engineer] Robert Eberenz
tracks 22-1 to 22-4 engineer [balance engineer] Heinz Wildhagen
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-7, 3-1 to 3-4, 4-1 to 4-5, 5-1 to 5-4, 6-1 to 6-4, 7-1 to 7-8, 8-1 to 8-8, 9-1 to 9-8, 10-1 to 10-17, 11-1 to 11-6, 12-1 to 12-4, 13-1 to 13-6, 14-1 to 14-5, 15-1 to 15-4. 16-1 to 16-6, 17-1 to 17-6, 18-1 to 18-3, 19-1 to 19-10, 20-1 to 20-13 engineer [chief engineer] Robert Fine
engineer [recording engineer] Bob Fava
tracks 22-1 to 22-4 engineer [recording engineer] Helmut Najda
engineer [recording engineer] Neal Ceppos
tracks 21-1, 21-6, 21-10 engineer [recording engineer] Robert Fine
tracks 21-1 to 21-17 executive-producer [production supervisor] M. Scott Mampe
executive-producer [for eloquence] Cyrus Meher-Homji
executive-producer [of this edition] Thomas Fine
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 harp Gloria Agostini
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 horn Jim Buffington
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 horn Joe De Angelis
liner notes Peter Quantrill
mixed by [mixing engineer] Neal Ceppos
tracks cd1 to cd20, 21-1, 21-6, 21-10 orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 percussion Buddy Saltzman
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 piano Ron Frangipane
tracks 21-1 to 21-17 producer David Hess
tracks 21-1 to 21-17 producer John Corigliano
tracks cds 1-6, 8 & 10-20 producer [cd remastering producer] Wilma Cozart
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-7, 3-1 to 3-4, 4-1 to 4-5, 5-1 to 5-4, 6-1 to 6-4, 7-1 to 7-8, 8-1 to 8-8, 10-1 to 10-17, 11-1 to 11-6, 12-1 to 12-4, 13-1 to 13-6, 14-1 to 14-5, 15-1 to 15-4, 6-1 to 16-6, 17-1 to 17-6, 18-1 to 18-3, 19-1 to 19-10, 20-1 to 20-13 producer [recording director] Wilma Cozart
tracks 22-1 to 22-4 producer [recording producer] Hans Weber
tracks 21-1, 21-6, 21-10 producer [recording producer] Wilma Cozart
tracks 21-3, 21-9, 21-15 producer [vocals for melba moore] Jim Fragale
product manager [product management] Cassandra Paz
tracks 21-1 to 21-17 recording supervisor Eduard Van Niel
tracks 10-1, 10-14 to 10-17 recording supervisor [musical supervisor] David Hall
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-7, 3-1 to 3-4, 4-1 to 4-5, 5-1 to 5-4, 6-1 to 6-4, 7-1 to 7-8, 8-1 to 8-8, 9-1 to 9-8, 10-2 to 10-13, 11-1 to 11-6, 12-1 to 12-4, 13-1 to 13-6, 14-1 to 14-5, 15-1 to 15-4, 6-1 to 16-6, 17-1 to 17-6, 18-1 to 18-3, 19-1 to 19-10, 20-1 to 20-13, 21-1, 21-6, 21-10 recording supervisor [musical supervisor] Harold Lawrence
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-7, 3-1 to 3-4, 4-1 to 4-5, 5-1 to 5-4, 6-1 to 6-4, 7-1 to 7-8, 8-1 to 8-8, 9-1 to 9-8, 10-1 to 10-17, 11-1 to 11-6, 12-1 to 12-4, 13-1 to 13-6, 14-1 to 14-5, 15-1 to 15-4, 16-1 to 16-6, 17-1 to 17-6, 18-1 to 18-3, 19-1 to 19-10, 20-1 to 20-13 recording supervisor [musical supervisor] Robert Fine
tracks cds 7, 9 & 21 remastered by, engineer Thomas Fine
research [photo archive research] Thomas Fine
research [tape vault research], coordinator [tape transfer coordination] Stephen Nowlan
tracks 21-1 to 21-17 rhythm guitar Charles Macey
tracks cds 7 & 9 transferred by, engineer Jared Hawkes
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 trombone Alan Raph
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 trumpet Al De Risi
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 trumpet Burt Collins
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 trumpet James Sedlar
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 trumpet Marky Markowitz
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 tuba Don Butterfield
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 viola Alfred Brown
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 viola Cal Fleisig
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 viola Emanuel Vardi
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 viola Harold Coletta
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 viola Theodore Israel
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 violin Emanuel Green
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 violin Gene Orloff
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 violin Henri Aubert
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 violin Joe Malin
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 violin Julius Brand
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 violin Julius Held
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 violin Mac Ceppos
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 violin Matthew Raimondi
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 violin Peter Buonconsiglio
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 violin Sanford Allen
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 woodwind Joe Soldo
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 woodwind Phil Bodner
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 woodwind Romeo Penque
tracks 21-2 to 21-5, 21-7 to 21-9, 21-11 to to 21-17 woodwind Wally Kane
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Copyright (c) Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd
Recorded At Orchestra Hall, Detroit
Recorded At Henry And Edsel Ford Auditorium
Recorded At Cass Technical High School Auditorium, Detroit
Recorded At Radio France
Glass Mastered At Technicolor, Australia
This edition ℗ 2022 Universal Music Australia Pty Limited. Artwork © 2022 Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. Marketed in Australasia by Universal Classics & Jazz.

CD 1 53:40
Recording Location: Old Orchestra Hall, Detroit, USA, 21 March 1958
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using one Schoeps M201 microphone (centre) and two Neumann KM-56 microphones (L-R)
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90174: April 1959
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 2 55:16
Recording Location: Old Orchestra Hall, Detroit, USA, 23 March 1958 (Schmitt, R. Strauss), 23-24 March 1958 (Lalo)
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using one Schoeps M201 microphone (centre) and two Neumann KM-56 microphones (L-R)
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90177: 1959
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 3 38:52
Recording Location: Old Orchestra Hall, Detroit, USA, 24 March 1958 (Bizet, Berlioz), 22 March 1958 (Lalo)
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using one Schoeps M201 microphone (centre) and two
Neumann KM-56 microphones (L-R)
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90191: 1959
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 4 41:53
Recording Location: Old Orchestra Hall, Detroit, USA, 22 May 1958
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using one Schoeps M201 microphone (centre) and two Neumann KM-56 microphones (L-R)
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90198: 1959
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 5 38:23
Recording Location: Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium, Detroit, USA, 16 January 1959
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90203: 1959
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V.
STEREO

CD 6 39:09
Recording Location: Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium, Detroit, USA, 17 January 1959
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90204: 1959
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V.

CD 7 55:07
Recording Location: Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium, Detroit, USA, 18 January 1959
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90205: 1959
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V.
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FIRST INTERNATIONAL CD RELEASE ON MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE

CD 8 32:47
Recording Location: Old Orchestra Hall, Detroit, USA, 3-5 April 1960
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using one Schoeps M201 microphone (centre) and two Neumann KM-56 microphones (L-R)
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90211: 1960
℗ 1960 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 9 44:32
Recording Location: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, USA, 18 November 1960
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90212: 1961
℗ 1961 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 10 48:40
Recording Location: Old Orchestra Hall, Detroit, USA, 3 April 1959 (Debussy, Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales), 5 April 1959 (Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin), 3-4 December 1955 (Debussy)
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones (Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, Valses nobles et Sentimentales, Debussy: Petite Suite) and one Schoeps M201 microphone (centre) and two Neumann U-47 microphones (L-R) (Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune)
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90213: 1960
℗ 1960 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 11 43:34
Recording Location: Old Orchestra Hall, Detroit, USA, 4 April 1959 (Auber), 3-5 April 1959 (Offenbach)
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90215: 1960
℗ 1960 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 12 47:04
Recording Location: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, USA, 20 February 1960
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90232: 1962
℗ 1962 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 13 43:37
Recording Location: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, USA, 19 November 1960
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90247: 1962
℗ 1962 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 14 45:06
Recording Location: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, USA, 28 November 1959
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90254: 1960
℗ 1960 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 15 34:45
Recording Location: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, USA, 19 February 1960
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90262: 1960
℗ 1960 Universal international Music B.V.
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CD 16 43:59
Recording Location: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, USA, 29 November 1959
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90269: 1960
℗ 1960 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 17 35:26
Recording Location: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, USA, 11 March 1961
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90281: 1962
℗ 1962 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 18 34:11
Recording Location: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, USA, 27 November 1959
Recorded on 3-track half-inch tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90285: 1961
℗ 1961 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 19 52:52
Recording Location: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, USA, 18 March 196
Recorded on 3-track 35mm magnetic film and 3-track half-inch magnetic tape, using three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90313: 1963
℗ 1963 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 20 53:33
Recording Location: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, USA, 17 March 1962
Recorded on 3-track 35mm magnetic film and 3-track half-inch magnetic tape, using. three Schoeps M201 microphones
Original Mercury Living Presence Release: SR 90318: 1962
℗ 1962 Universal International Music B.V.
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CD 21 52:57
Recording Location: New York, USA, c. 1970 (the orchestral parts are taken from Paray's 1956 Detroit recording of the [m626820=Carmen Suite], disc 13 of [r27197742=The Mercury Masters Volume 1: 1953-1957]. Credits for 21-1, 21-6, and 21-10 are taken from that release.
Original Mercury Release: SRM 1-604: 1970
℗ 1970 Universal International Music B.V.
FIRST RELEASE ON CD

CD 22 38:28
Recording Location: Radio France, Paris, France, April 1965
Original Deutsche Grammophon Release: 138 988
℗ 1965 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin.
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Barcode: 00289484 33186 (Text)
Barcode: 028948433186 (Scanned)
SPARS Code: DDD



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