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A friend who is interested in Broadway history suggested another possibility: it might have been a promotional disc issued by the production and not a commercially released cast album. Randy On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Dennis Rooney <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Dan, > > You might contact Didier Deutsch, who did a lot of research on Columbia > show recordings of all types. Searching the artist cards under the show > title might turn up a job number(s) that could shed light on the venue and > dates. I seriously dount that Columbia would have recorded more than the > two released Lps. Happy research. > > Ciao, > > DDR > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Daniel Langan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> A friend who was the stage manager of the original Off-Bway production of >> THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING OSCAR, which starred Irish actor Micheal >> MacLiammoir, claims that he was in the studio here in New York when >> Columbia recorded the single LP of the show. He also says that it has the >> black and gold cover art. >> >> I have been telling him that itıs a two-record album that was recorded in >> London, with both records issued in the U.S. also having the black and gold >> design. >> >> My Volume 1 is Columbia Masterworks OL 5690 (which the liner notes state >> was >> recorded in London as ³the first of a two-record set).² >> >> My Volume 2 is on Columbia OS 2490 (Stereo ³360 Sound²) and is mentioned in >> the notes as ³the second of a two-record set² recorded in London. Nat >> Shapiro gets Producer credit on this LP. However, the stage mgr said that >> Shapiro had nothing to do with the cast album heıs talking about. >> >> So is there a different supposedly ³complete² single record that was made >> in New York? I believe what my friend says. But is there an explanation for >> the discrepancies? >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Dan Langan >> [log in to unmask] >> > > > > -- > Dennis D. Rooney > 303 W. 66th Street, 9HE > New York, NY 10023 > 212.874.9626