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June 12, 2025

20,000 vinyl LPs 386: Eugene Ormandy ~ 1812 Overture

Eugene Ormandy ~ 1812 Overture

vinyl LP front cover

photo of album cover by Styrous®

On June 12, 1812, the French invasion of Russia led by Napoleon began; the invasion became known as The War of 1812.

Eugene Ormandy ~ 1812 Overture

vinyl LP back cover

photo of album cover by Styrous®

I also did an entry about the 1812 Overture conducted by Antal Doráti that included real life cannons and bells (links below).

Eugene Ormandy ~ 1812 Overture

vinyl LP side 1 & 2

photos by Styrous®

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Tchaikovsky* – Overture "1812", Op. 49, composed by Tchaikovsky*

A - Borodin* – In The Steppes Of Central Asia, composed by Borodin*

Side 2:

Borodin* - Polovtsian Dances (From "Prince Igor"), composed by Borodin*
B1a - Dance No. 1
B1b - Dance No. 2
B1c - Dance No. 3
B1d - Dance No. 4
B2 - Moussorgsky*– Night On Bald Mountain, composed by Moussorgsky*

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood

Credits:

Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra

Notes:

Jacket back lower right corner has "6" printed.
Pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood identified by the etched H in the deadwax.
Deep groove pressing rings, 69 / 71mm.
Gray 6-eye Columbia Masterworks labels, ɴᴏɴʙʀᴇᴀᴋᴀʙʟᴇ to the left of the spindle hole, in use from 6/1955- 6/1962

LP title located above spindle hole on the labels on both sides.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Other (Jacket back bottom right corner): 6
Pressing Plant ID (Runout etched): H
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): x"Lp" 45887
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): x"Lp" 45888
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, side A): XXLP45887-1F I
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, side B): XXLP45888-1AC H /
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side A): XXLP45887-1AD I
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side B): XXLP45888-1F H /IIIII
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side A): XXLP45887-1G H II
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side B): XXLP45888-1AL H I

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy / Tchaikovsky*, Borodin*, Mussorgsky* – 1812 Overture
Label: Columbia Masterworks – ML 5392
Format: LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing
Country US
Released: Sep 1959
Genre:Classical
Style:Romantic

Viewfinder links:

1812 Overture articles

Alexander Borodin

Antal Doráti

Antol Dorati ~ 1812 Overture

Eugene Ormandy

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Net links:

Steve Hoffman ~ 1812 Overture with Real Cannons

Ravinia Backstage ~ How Hi-Fi Popularized Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture (with cannons)

YouTube links:

Antol Dorati ~ 1812 Overture