art direction Marvin Schwartz
design Tri-Arts
photography by [young melchior] Ullstein Bilderdienst
tenor vocals [heldentenor] Lauritz Melchior
Mastered At Capitol Mastering
Pressed By Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Manufactured By Capitol Records, Inc.
Runout Identifiers:
- all sides etched, except Side A stamped Mastered By Capitol
- all sides etched: —◁ [Winchester logo]

Reissue of a 1973 German release: Der Wagner-Tenor Des Jahrhunderts.
A1, B2 recorded June 1929, Berlin.
A2 recorded June 20/22, 1935, Vienna.
A3 recorded May 1929, London.
B1, B4, D4, D7 recorded 1929, London.
B3, C3 recorded May 13, 1930, London.
C1, D5, D6 recorded 1930, London.
C2 recorded May 1929, London & September 1929, Berlin.
D1 recorded 1926, Berlin.
D2, D3 recorded April 1928, Berlin.


The photo credits are only acknowledged as being from Private Collection with the exception of the young Melchior as noted in the credits.

The 1977 Australian version of this recording indicates the material was licensed from Seraphim, so this recording is probably 1977 or earlier.

Pressing Plant ID: —◁ (All Sides' runouts [Winchester logo])
Matrix / Runout: IB-1-6086-W5 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL (Side A runout variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: IB-2-6086-1-W1 —◁ (Side B runout variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: IB-3-6086-2-W4 —◁ (Side C runout variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: IB-4-6086-2-X4 —◁ (Side D runout variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: IB-1-6086-W5 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL (Side A runout variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: IB-2-6086-1-W1 #2 —◁ (Side B runout variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: IB-3-6086-2-W4 —◁ (Side C runout variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: IB-4-6086-2-X4 —◁ (Side D runout variant 2)