RCA WT1

The Official Opening of RCA's first U.K. Manufacturing Pressing Plant.
RCA Limited, Record Division,
Armstrong Industrial Estate,
Washington, Co. Durham, England.
(May 7, 1970)

Track Listing:

Side 1: CLASSICAL

1. Polka-Bartered Bride - Eugene Ormandy

With the Philadelphia Orchestra
2. Rossins Aria: D'amore Al Dolce Impero - Montserrat Caballe With RCA

Italiana Opera Orchestra
3. Chopin: Nocturne In E Flat Op. 9 No 2 -

Arthur Rubenstein
4. Boccherini: Guitar Quintet In E Minor Minuet - Julian Bream, Cremona Quartet
5. Molinari - Pradelli Massenet: Aria Adieu Notre

Petite Table (Manon) - Leontyne Price, RCA

Italiana Orchestra

6. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto In D, Op 35

(First Movement Part) - Jascha Heifetz With The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

7. Liadov: Round Dance, Village Dance Song (From 8 Russian Folk Songs, Op 58) -

Andre Previn With The London Symphony Orchestra

Side 2: POPULAR

1. Everybody's Talkin' - Harry Nilsson
2. Come Back and Shake Me - Clodagh Rodgers
3. Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano
4. Tom Dooley - Harmony Grass

5. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies

6. I Love You Because - Jim Reeves

7. In the Year 2525 - Zager & Evans

8. The Raven - The Liverpool Scene

9. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley

Released:

Sound Format: stereo

On May 7, RCA opened its new production plant in Washington, Co. Durham. Up until this point, their product had been pressed by Decca and during this transition period, CBS. To commemorate this event, 200 copies of this album were pressed and presented to company employees and dignitaries that attended the opening.

The LP was split into two categories; "Classical" and "Popular". Elvis' recording of "In The Ghetto" appeared as the last song on the B-Side.

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Golden RCA Logo

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Silver RCA Logo

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