EDITH PIAF/CHANSONS PARISIENNES FL 9501 (-49) US MONO

 An addition to my earlier posts of the first childrens LP and first country LP. This is the first Edith Piaf LP, released 1949.  A US Columbia 10 inch issue made through transference of original 78 takes to the then new medium. The recordings were conveyed by playing the originals on state of the art equipment and record by microphone or directly to matrix or tape, though the tape recorder was a novelty back then and seldom used. Listening to this is like hearing those vintage shellacs and enjoying the same warm, cozy atmosphere. I rather put this on the turntable than any digitized version. First released as a 4x78 RPM album (Columbia F-5). Later reissued on 10 inch in the Columbia Masterworks serie (ML 2601). This premiere LP issue came with golden rim and fonts to a red label in a glossy cover. (FÄV*) (NYFÖ*) (YZÄ*) (ÖXCÅ*) (GZÅ*)