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Roger _____________ Let us know what you find out. Roger ________________________________ From: Dennis Rooney <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] "Importance" puzzle 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 it¹s 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 he¹s 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