Dick Schory’s New Percussion Ensemble
Percussion From Melody to Madness: Music to Break Any Mood
RCA Victor LSP-2125 (Stereo), 1960

Schory’s second album for RCA is another dynamic percussion spectacular! This stereo edition complements the mono version posted earlier. The liner notes for the stereo version substitute the following for the mono version’s “WORLD’S BIGGEST HI-FI” section:

In the early days of stereo there was much ado about the so-called ping-pong effect. Record people were simple enough to think that listeners with two speakers were only interested in hearing something different come out of each speaker. And many of the early musical arrangements were great for table tennis fans. Well, this record would be more like water polo.

Our every effort has been to keep the space three-dimensional, instead of two. East-to-west placement of instruments is clear, of course, but so is a spacious sense of depth. If the celesta was sitting southwest of the four marimbas, that’s where you’ll hear it. With such a setting, kettle drums come up like thunder; the harp swoops and soars as we’ve always been told it’s supposed to in its original celestial setting.

And substitute the following for the “IMPORTANT NOTICE” section:

This record contains the new revolutionary anti-static ingredient, 317X, which repels dust, helps prevent surface noise, and helps insure faithful sound reproduction. This is a TRUE STEREOPHONIC RECORD specifically designed to be played only on phonographs equipped for stereophonic reproduction. This record will also give outstanding monaural performance on many conventional high fidelity phonographs by a replacement of the cartridge. See your local dealer or serviceman.

Side 1
Caravan (Ellington, Tizol, Mills)
Speak Low (Weill, Nash)
South Rampart Street Parade (Allen, Bauduc, Haggart)
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (Turk, Ahlert)
Fascinating Rhythm (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)
Safari Anyone? (Stevens)

Side 2
A Foggy Day (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)
Autumn in New York (Duke)
Fly Now, Pay Later (Stevens)
I’ll Remember April (Raye, De Paul, Johnston)
Tortilla (Simpson)
Stranger in Paradise (Wright, Forrest)

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