Re: [ARSCLIST] supermarket mysteries

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I noticed the packaging seemed almost identical, which was why I thought I 
actually had a complete Webster set till I looked more closely at it. Similar 
design, similar cards between the records, similar pockets with flaps, similar 
artwork. But the Standard Library discs are cut and pressed by RCA. I know 
we've discussed this before, along with the comparisons between the 
Philharmonic and Funk 'n' Wagnalls supermarket LPs, but is there any one source 
for the Standards or any way to trace their lineage?

dl

david gideon wrote:
> On Jan 29, 2008, at 12:00 AM, ARSCLIST automatic digest system wrote:
>
> > the Standard Treasury of the World's Greatest Music
>
> The Standard Treasury was the same as the Basic Library of the World's 
> Greatest Music. Differences: the ST was limited to 16 LPs, and it was 
> packaged differently from the BL (but the ST binder was very much like 
> the Webster Library, whose content was something else 
> entirely--Remington recordings). Though the Standard Treasury and the 
> Basic Library used the same recordings, the mastering on the ST was 
> often better, with wider frequency response and sometimes quieter 
> pressings.
>
> dg
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