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The NATIONAL COUNCIL of TEACHERS OF ENGLISH  records are different recordings from the Caedmon.I saw some years ago at a thrift store.Can't recall if they are on RCA or are custom pressings.There was a set of them.
 
Roger
 
> Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 22:00:39 -0500
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Decca PARNASSUS series LPs
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> as far as I know, CAEDMON made their own recordings (see Robert Frost issues below), not reissues of Decca.
> They did reissue EDNA ST.VINCENT MILLAY reading her works from RCA 78rpm album.
> 
> Best wishes, Thomas.
> 
> Robert Frost 78's
>  B 17542 D--B 17547 D Erpi Picture Corp.
> Description :  3 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in.
> Series :  Contemporary poets ; 9-14
> Contents :  [Record 1] The runaway -- The road not taken -- Neither out far nor in deep -- Two tramps in mud time -- [Record 2]
> The death of the hired man, pts. 1-2 -- [Record 3] The death of the hired man, pt. 3 -- The tuft of flowers -- A peck of gold --
> Fire and ice.
> Notes :  Produced by the National Council of Teachers of English.
> 
> 
> Robert Frost; National Council of Teachers of English.  E1-CB-1011--E1-CB-1022   1949
> Notes: "From The Complete Poems of Robert Frost"
> Description: 6 sound discs : 78 rpm ; 10 in.
> Contents: Birches --
> Dust of snow --
> Two tramps in mud time --
> Neither out far nor in deep --
> Mending wall --
> The runaway --
> The road not taken --
> A peck of gold --
> The death of the hired man (I & II) --
> The death of the hired man (III) --
> The onset --
> Stopping by woods on a snowy evening --
> Tree at my window --
> One step backward --
> Desert places --
> Fire and ice --
> The pasture --
> Mowing --
> After apple picking --
> The white-tailed hornet --
> Reluctance --
> The wood pile --
> The peaceful shepherd --
> A tuft of flowers --
> Nothing gold can stay.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Frost LP's include:
> 
> LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PL 6      Recorded in 1948
> The Witch of Coos
> The Mountain
> Come In
> Mowing
> The Pasture
> Reluctance
> Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
> The Most of It
> An Old Man�s Winter Night
> Provide, Provide
> The Runaway
> Acquainted with the Night
> Choose Something Like a Star
> A Drumlin Woodchuck
> Why Wait for Science
> Departmental
> A Considerable Speck
> One Step Backward Taken
> On Looking Up by Chance at the Constellation
> A Soldier
> The Gift Outright
> Directive
> 
> 
> NATIONAL COUNCIL of TEACHERS OF ENGLISH  E1-LCB-1941-1944   2x10" LP  circa 1952
>  From the Complete poems of Robert Frost.
> "Recorded and processed on vinylite by RCA Victor ; produced and distributed by the National Council of Teachers of English."
> Record 1. Birches ; Reluctance ; The woodpile ; The runaway ; The road not taken ; A peck of gold ; Stopping by woods on a snowy
> evening ; The death of the hired man ; The onset --
> Record 2. Mending wall ; Neither far out nor in deep ; Two tramps in mud time ; Tree at my window ; One step backward ; Desert
> places ; Fire and ice ; Dust of snow ; The pasture ; Mowing ; After apple picking. The white-tailed hornet ; The peaceful shepherd
> ; A tuft of flowers ; Nothing gold can stay.
> 
> Caedmon TC 1060   Robert Frost reading a selection of his own poetry   1956
> Recorded May 21, 1956 in the author's home, Cambridge, Mass.
> The Road Not Taken
> The Pasture
> Mowing
> Birches
> After Apple-Picking
> The Tuft Of Flowers
> My November Guest
> Acquainted With The Night
> Tree At My Window
> West-Running Brook
> Death Of A Hired Man
> The witch of Coos
> Mending Wall
> One More Brevity
> Departmental
> A Considerable Speck
> Why Wait For Science
> Etherealizing
> Provide, Provide
> One Step Backward Taken
> Choose Something Like A Star
> Happiness Makes Up In Height
> Reluctance
> 
> Caedmon TC 1523   92nd Street Y in New York City, 1950, 1951, 1952.
> An old man's winter night
> The oven bird
> Fire and ice
> The aim was song
> The runaway
> Stopping by woods on a snowy evening
> The need of being versed in country things
> Spring pools
> Once by the Pacific
> A soldier
> On looking up by chance at the constellations
> Two tramps in mud time
> A drumlin woodchuck
> Desert places
> Not quite social
> The hardship of accounting
> Come in
> The gift outright
> It is almost the year two thousand
> The secret sits
> A case for Jefferson
> A cabin in the clearing
> Closed for good
> America is hard to see
> Does no one at all ever feel this way in the least?
> A masque of reason.
> 
> 
> Decca DL 9033   "Robert Frost Reads The Poems of Robert Frost"
> "Mending Wall",
> "The Runaway",
> "The Woodchuck",
> "Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening",
> "Provide, Provide",
> "Birches",
> "The Death of the Hired Man",
> "Choose Something Like a Star",
> "Once By the Pacific",
> "The Gift Outright",
> "One Step Backward Taken",
> "Departmental",
> "Two Tramps In Mudtime",
> "A Lone Striker",
> "A Considerable Speck", "Come In",
> "Spring Pools",
> "Closed for Good",
> "A Soldier",
> "Happiness Makes Up in Height",
> "It is Almost the Year 2000", "Fire and Ice", and
> "Why Wait for Science".
> 
> 
> DECCA DL 9127/CARILLON Records YP 320  Robert Frost  Yale Series Of Recorded Poets
>  This recording was made in the Pierson College lounge at Yale University on May 19, 1961 before an audience of about two hundred
> students and faculty.
> Side 1
> Spring Pools
> A Young Birch
> The Sound Of Trees
> The Oven Bird
> The Onset
> Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
> An Old Man's Winter Night
> Desert Places
> The Need Of Being Versed In Country Things
> The Line-Gang
> A Roadside Stand
> The Silken Tent
> 
> Side 2
> Never Again Would Birds' Song Be The Same
> Design
> The Wood-Pile
> The Star-Splitter
> Neither Out Far Or In Deep
> The Most Of It
> Triple Bronze
> The Courage To Be New
> No Holy Wars For Them
> The Gift Outright
> Couplets: The Secret Sits; Forgive, Oh Lord
> My Objection To Being Stepped On
> Away!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Tom Fine
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 6:50 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Decca PARNASSUS series LPs
> 
> 
> Were these Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg records different from the records both men made for
> Caedmon or was one a reissue of the other?
> 
> Mike Biel? What say you?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Stern" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 6:16 PM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Decca PARNASSUS series LPs
> 
> 
> > Other than the 8 albums listed below,
> > were there any others in DECCA Records' PARNASSUS "A Treasury of Spoken Word" series ??
> >
> > Were these albums ever issued in a boxed set ??
> >
> > Were any reissued on MCA LP's, or on any label CD's ??
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Best wishes, Thomas.
> >
> >
> > DECCA DL 9033  Robert Frost reads the poems of Robert Frost                     LP 1957
> > DECCA DL 9039  Carl Sandburg reads the poems of Carl Sandburg                   LP 1957
> > Decca DL 9040  Famous poems that tell great stories
> > DECCA DL 9041  William Shakespeare: immortal scenes and sonnets
> > DECCA DL 9042  The Fun Makers: An evening with the Humorists
> > DECCA DL 9043  THE HEART SPEAKS Lyrics of love
> > Decca DL-9044  The Heroic Soul: Poems of Patriotism
> > DECCA DL 9045  Words to live by: prayers and inspiration
> >
> >