The Beethoven Piano Sonatas Volume 1: Sonatas Nos.1-7

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Album Info

Release Date: 1980-10

Label: His Master's Voice

Box set comes with a 12-page booklet containing an essay "Beethoven's Piano Sonatas", notes on each included Sonata, credits, photos and a biography of Schnabel. Each record is housed in an EMI labeled, square and transparent inner sleeve.

Title on spine is "Beethoven Piano Sonatas Volume 1"
Second catalog number appears on the spine. "153-03 890/2M" runs down the spine followed by OC running across the spine.

From booklet:
Recorded in No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Original sound recording made by EMI Records Ltd.
This compilation ℗ 1980 by EMI Records Ltd.
Printed in England by Robert Stace

Recording details:
Sonata No. 1 - ℗ 1935 Recorded 23/24 April, 1934 78 rpm matrix/catalogue no: 2B 6147, 6149-51/DB 2463-4
Sonata No. 2 - ℗ 1933 Recorded 9 April, 1933 78 rpm matrix/catalogue no: 2B 6390-6/DB 2086-9
Sonata No. 3 - ℗ 1934 Recorded 26 April, 1934 78 rpm matrix/catalogue no: 2B 6172-7/DB 2646/8
Sonata No. 4 - ℗ 1937 Recorded 26 April, 1934 78 rpm matrix/catalogue no: 2EA 2514-20/DB 3151-4
Sonata No. 5 - ℗ 1937 Recorded 6 November, 1935 78 rpm matrix/catalogue no: 2ER 2506-9/DB 3343-4
Sonata No. 6 - ℗ 1934 Recorded 10 April, 1933 78 rpm matrix/catalogue no: 2B 6397-8, 6400, 6601/DB 2354-5
Sonata No. 7 - ℗ 1937 Recorded 12 November, 1935 78 rpm matrix/catalogue no: 2EA 2521-6/DB 3345-7

© years on notes in booklet by Eric Blom
1932 Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
1935 Sonata No. 1
1933 Sonata No. 2
1935 Sonata No. 3
1937 Sonata No. 4
1937 Sonata No. 5
1934 Sonata No. 6
1937 Sonata No. 7

From labels:
All sides
Original sound recording made by EMI Records Ltd
This compilation ℗ 1980 by EMI Records Ltd
Made in Gt Britain
Side A ℗ 1935
Side B ℗ 1933
Side C ℗ 1934
Side D ℗ 1937
Side E ℗ 1937 *℗ 1934 [Sonata No. 6]
Side F ℗ 1937
Matrix/Runout on each label has a leading and trailing '†'

Runouts:
Runouts are stamped except '··' on all sides. Depending on light and viewing angle '··' could be interpreted as '1' at 90°
Last character [G, 3 or 5] on sides B to F is at 90°