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   From: steve@stevedemena.com   
      
   "Matthew B. Tepper"  wrote in message   
   news:Xns9741C199984B9quackandflap@207.217.125.201...   
   > "Curtis Croulet"  appears to have caused   
   > the following letters to be typed in   
   > news:OtudnTlvkOj0GyHenZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@adelphia.com:   
   >   
   >> As others have indicated, they sold boat-loads of these, and they are not   
   >> rare.  However, the box itself was changed sometime soon after the set   
   >> was first issued.  The first ones had white lettering on the lid with a   
   >> typeface similar (or identical) to Times New Roman, but it was changed to   
   >> red with a style something like arial.  It's conceivable that someone   
   >> might find some additional value in the earlier and (presumably) rarer   
   >> first style.  I'd be very surprised if it makes a difference, though.   
   >   
   > I bought the set when it came out, so I had that earlier edition.  Didn't   
   > bother to keep it, as I never thought it stood up to the test.   
      
   Decca/London really marketed Solti and the CSO *heavily* at the time, at   
   least here in the U.S. It is interesting today how I rarely see any   
   Solti/CSO recordings recommended here.   
      
   Steve   
      
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