OK, but it's LDS 6407, not 9407 (I looked it up in Hunt's Karajan discography and Kim Weston's Living Stereo Discography; according to Weston, it was released in 1959). It's a Karajan Vienna Philharmonic Festival - there are several copies on eBay, though only one in stereo.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=karajan+vienna+philharmonic+festival&_sacat=11233&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=11233&_odkw=karajan+soria+lds+6407
It looks like it's a collection of the Karajan non-operatic recordings that Decca made in Vienna for the Soria Series. All of them were released individually on Soria. Later, the rights to all reverted to Decca.

I don't know why yours should specifically say that it's sold only by RCA Victor dealers. Is it an American pressing?

Best,
Gary


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From: Steve Smolian [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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All are PD.  Brahms 1, Haydn 104, I think- I'm home and the records are at work, K. 550. J. Strauss Waltzes, Beethoven op. 92 I think.

Steve

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OK, but what works are in it?

Gary

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The Crane School of Music
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"Great art presupposes the alert mind of the educated listener."
Arnold Schoenberg

"A true artist doesn't want to be admired, he wants to be believed."
Igor Markevitch

From: Steve Smolian [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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It's a 4 LP set in stereo.

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Hi Steve,
What's the contents? Is it a potpourri or a single work?
Gary
Gary Galo
Audio Engineer Emeritus
The Crane School of Music
SUNY at Potsdam, NY 13676
"Great art presupposes the alert mind of the educated listener."
Arnold Schoenberg
"A true artist doesn't want to be admired, he wants to be believed."
Igor Markevitch

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I'm looking at a 4 stereo LP RCA Soria Karajan set, LDS 9407.  It's a
packaging of 4 discs issued earlier individually, I believe. C. 1958.



In the perimeter print along the top, it says, "For sale by authorized RCA
Victor dealers only."



I don't recall seeing this on any other RCA releases of the period.  Any
idea what this is all about?



Steve Smolian