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> "Matthew B. Tepper" wrote in message
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>> "Curtis Croulet" appears to have caused
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>>> 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.
Compare and contrast with the open scorn and contempt London Records had
for the Cleveland Orchestra in the 1990s. Like day and night.
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